How To Stop Smoking?

By:
Morgen
SD 5A
Steps to help others stop smoking:
 Ask about smoking.
 Advise quitting.
 Assess current willingness to quit.
 Assist in the attempt to quit.
 Arrange timely follow up.

Social controls on smoking
 Advertising campaigns.
 Smoking restriction policies.

 Tobacco taxes.

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Difficult to stop - Nicotine
 Psychology addictive
 Physically addictive
Why not smoke?
 A leading cause of death worldwide
 Negative health effects

 Increases risk of developing health problems

 Tobacco taxes
Antidepressant
 Helps with withdrawal symptoms
Alternative techniques
 Hypnosis
 Herbal preparations

 Acupuncture

 Help groups

 Laser therapy

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Nicotine replacement therapy
 In form of patches, gums, sweets, sprays
 Introduces nicotine to the bloodstream
 Claims to help with withdrawal symptoms
Techniques to stop smoking
 5 – day plan
 Cold turkey

 Nicotine replacement therapy, NRT

 Smoking – cessation support and counselling

 Self- help books

 Antidepressant

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Cold turkey
 Stop smoking totally
 Most difficult and painful
Question and answer session
 1. what is cold turkey?(2)
 2.what is the use of antidepressant?(1.5)

 3. name 5 steps to help others to stop

smoking!(2.5)
 4. name 3 social controls on smoking!(1.5)

 5. name any 5 techniques to stop smoking!

(2.5)