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I will do all that I can to contribute to improving my health and well-being.
MotivatingSmokersToQuit http://www.healthresourcescorp.com/articles/MotivatingSmokersToQuit.pdf
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Tobacco continues to kill; some 365,000 people in the United States die prematurely every year from the effects of tobacco products (Fisher and Eckhart, 1989).
Of the 17 million U.S. adults who try to quit smoking each year, only 1.3 million succeed.
With failure rates so high, it's no wonder so many smokers are reluctant to try quitting.
relationship with a process for motivating individuals to quit.
If you ask smokers to say "I choose to quit smoking" repeatedly, until they can say it like they mean it, you will find that they recognize very quickly that they either can't say it and mean it or, if they do say it with conviction, they start to feel it.
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The UW Center for Tobacco Research and Intervention (CTRI) and the Wisconsin Tobacco Control Board today launched the Wisconsin Tobacco Quit Line.
For the first time, anyone anywhere in the state of Wisconsin can get help in quitting smoking by calling a toll-free telephone number, 1-877-270-STOP.
"Telephone counseling services have been found to increase quit rates significantly," said Dr. Michael Fiore, director of the Center for Tobacco Research and Intervention (CTRI), the organization providing Quit Line services.
"We believe the Quit Line will assist many people in their goal to quit smoking for good," said Earnestine Willis, chair of the Wisconsin Tobacco Control Board.
445.wlg http://www.wvu.edu/~exten/infores/pubs/fypubs/445.wlg.pdf
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Compare the participants' answers with the answers in the lesson.
· Use the supplemental educational materials to give participants more information about tobacco use.
What are the immediate benefits to quitting smoking?
What are the long-term benefits to smoking cessation?
3. Find information on how to quit smoking for you or someone you know who smokes.
Supplemental educational materials are available for this lesson.
Please see the order form for details.
They can be an important source of support both before and after you quit.
Issued in furtherance of Cooperative Extension work, Acts of May 8 and June 30, 1914, in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Agricult ure.
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4. On a 3 x 5 index card, write down one or two of the most important reasons why you want to quit smoking.
If you save the money each day (maybe in a special piggy bank) from cigarettes you don't smoke, treat yourself to those items as you accumulate the right amounts.
13. Never smoke a cigarette until three minutes after you feel the urge.
Breaking other "routines" makes your life seem less focused on just quitting smoking.
Some studies have shown that smokers get only half the "kick" from caffeine that nonsmokers do.
University of Florida students who are interested in getting some free, personalized help with quitting smoking are encouraged to visit the Health Education Dept., Rm 302, Student Health Care Center, Infirmary Bldg., or call (352) 392-1161, ext. 4281 for more information.
Assessment_form http://www.pharmacists.ca/content/hcp/resource_centre/practice_resources/pdf/Assessment_form.pdf
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How long have you been smoking on a regular basis?
What is the average number of cigarettes you smoke per day?
How soon after you wake up do you smoke?
Within 30 minutes Between 31-60 minutes After 60 minutes Do you use tobacco in any form other than cigarettes?
Yes No If Yes, what type of tobacco do you use?
I would like to quit smoking Now Within 1 month Within 6 months Not ready yet Have you tried to quit smoking before?
Just stopped/Cold turkey Cut down, then quit Nicotine gum Nicotine patch Bupropion (Zyban ®) Smoking support group Individual counselling Other.
Health Cost Social pressure Family reasons Other.
A New Start in Life
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Many women choose to make changes that improve their health when they are pregnant (or planning a pregnancy).
The benefits of quitting can last a lifetime, and will give your baby a healthier start in life.
It's not easy to give up cigarettes.
To quit once and for all, you need to believe in your reasons for quitting.
Most young women start to smoke because their friends and family smoke.
Smoking causes deadly diseases like lung cancer, emphysema, heart attack and stroke.
It is also the main cause of day-to-day health problems such as "smoker's cough", back pain, shortness of breath and bronchitis.
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Department of Health Studies and Gerontology, University of Waterloo 200 University Ave.
Associate Director Program Training and Consultation Centre of the Ontario Tobacco Strategy 2000-pres.
Population-based recruitment for quit smoking programs: An analytic review of communication variables.
Methodological issues in measuring treatment outcomes in adolescent smoking cessation studies.
Knowledge and adoption of cessation assistance in a representative sample of daily smokers.
Graphic warning labels and smoking cessation: Evidence from a representative sample of Canadian smokers.
A comparison of the effectiveness of reactive vs. two types of proactive telephone counseling for smoking cessation.
Third National Conference on Tobacco or Health, Ottawa, ON, December 2002.
0052 http://www.tobaccofreekids.org/research/factsheets/pdf/0052.pdf
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While prevention programs can prevent young people from ever becoming addicted to nicotine, approximately 48 million Americans are already regular smokers.
Fifteen years after they have quit smoking, the risk of death for ex-smokers is similar to the risk for people who have never smoked.
More importantly, helping adults to quit smoking protects their children from the dangers of secondhand smoke, and can reduce the number of newborn babies who suffer and even die because their mothers smoked during pregnancy and after giving birth.
Doctors and other health care workers do not consistently assess whether their patients use tobacco, nor do they offer smoking cessation advice, much less treatment, to their patients who use tobacco.
cessation
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The majority of current smokers in middle school (57%) and high school (54%) report seriously trying to quit smoking in the past year.
The percentage of current smokers that have seriously tried to quit smoking during the last year decreases as school grade increases.
Q: Do you want to completely stop smoking cigarettes?
In high school, girls were more likely to want to quit than boys.
Among students who have smoked at least 100 cigarettes in their lifetime, 76% of those in middle school and 82% of those in high school have tried to quit smoking at least once.
Among students who have smoked 100 or more cigarettes and who have tried to quit smoking, approximately half report that their last attempt to quit smoking lasted more than 7 days.
howtoquit
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A cigarette contains about 4000 chemicals, many of which are poisonous.
Nicotine: a deadly poison Arsenic: used in rat poison Methane: a component of rocket fuel Ammonia: found in floor cleaner Cadmium: used in batteries Carbon Monoxide: part of car exhaust Formaldehyde: used to preserve (to keep in perfect condition) body tissue Butane: lighter fluid Hydrogen Cyanide: the poison used in gas chambers Every time you inhale smoke from a cigarette, small amounts of these chemicals get into your blood through your lungs.
Tell your family and friends that you are quitting.
Talk to your doctor about nicotine replacement methods.
Find someone you can call for those times when you feel like you are having a weak moment and might smoke a cigarette.
Buy lots of carrots, celery, and other healthy foods so you can munch instead of smoke.
womentob_01 http://www.tcsg.org/tobacco/cessation/biblio/womentob_01.pdf
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American College of Chest Physicians Task Force: Women, Tobacco, and Lung Cancer.
"Gender Differences in the Pharmacology of Nicotine Addiction."
"Recruiting Women Into a Smoking Cessation Program: Who Might Quit?"
"Smokers' and the Effects of Tobacco Cigarettes: Subject-Rated and Physiological Measures."
"A Brief Smoking Cessation Intervention for Women in Low-Income Planned Parenthood Clinics."
"The 'Yes, I Quit' Smoking Cessation Course: Does it Help Women in a Low Income Community Quit?"
Perkins, K.A. " Differences in Nicotine Verses Non-Nicotine Reinforcement as Determinants of Tobacco Smoking.
Secker-Walker, R.H., et. al. "Helping Women Quit Smoking: Baseline Observations for a Community Health Education Project."
11-49 http://www.cesar.umd.edu/cesar/cesarfax/vol11/11-49.PDF
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Stopping smoking at any age increases life expectancies, according to a national cohort study of smoking and mortality rates among U.S. adults.
According to the authors, "These findings reinforce the urgency of emphasizing smoking cessation to all smokers, irrespective of age, and the importance of never assuming that a smoker is 'too far gone'" (p. 995).
SOURCE: Adapted by CESAR from Taylor D.H., Hasselblad V., Henley J.S., Thun M.J., Sloan A. "Benefits of Smoking Cessation for Longevity," American Journal of Public Health 92(6):990-996, 2002.
For more information contact Dr. Donald Taylor, Jr.
301-403-8329 (voice) 301-403-8342 (fax) CESAR@cesar.umd.edu www.cesar.umd.edu CESAR FAX is supported by a grant from the Governor's Office of Crime Control & Prevention.
adult cessation pre-test 11-5-01
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Your name and birth date will not be connected to the answers you give on these forms.
Please be sure to tear off the bottom part of this page before you hand back the filled out form.
This will ensure that nobody knows which survey is yours.
2. During the past week (7 days), on how many days did you smoke cigarettes?
Between 6 months and one year ago More than one year ago Do you want to quit smoking or using tobacco?
A. Some high school, did not graduate B. High school graduate or GED C.
Some college or technical school D. College Degree
WellCallMarch2003
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The latest MedCost WellCall report continues to underscore the financial value of our nurse triage line.
Year-to-date in 2003 companies whose employees utilized this service have already saved a combined total of $8,500.
What's more, the report reveals that 79% of the calls received in early 2003 resulted in savings for our MedCost WellCall clients.
MedCost offers a variety of employee educational materials to assist you in promoting the WellCall program.
Distribute the List of WellCall Tape Titles: Provide each employee with a printed list of the 500-plus tape titles in the WellCall Audio/Fax tape library.
Most everyone has now heard about the health hazards of smoking, and more and more people want to quit.
