SMOKING
CESSATION
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• Understand your tobacco use habit
• Learn health consequences of smoking and tobacco use
• Become familiar with smoking cessation assistance and methods
• Lay the groundwork to be tobacco free
• Review the benefits of your Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
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• Nearly 1/5 of U.S. deaths result from tobacco use
• Smokers have two to four times the risk of heart attack
and sudden cardiac death
• Smokers are 13-23 times more likely to die of lung cancer
• Smoking causes 30% of all cancer deaths
• Smoking is a major causal factor in emphysema,
chronic bronchitis, and stroke
• Estimates show an average of 13.2 years of life lost for
women and 14.5 for men, due to tobacco use
• Cigarette smoking is the largest preventable cause
of death in the United States
Source: American Cancer Society, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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• Most negative effects can be reversed
• Carbon monoxide levels in the blood begin to drop
• Circulation improves
• Nerve endings in the nose and mouth re-grow
• Ex-smokers have more energy and fewer colds and
respiratory infections
• They feel more in control of life, have more money,
and feel less negative social pressure
BENEFITS OF QUITTING SMOKING
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• Money
• Health
• Self-Esteem
• Social Pressure
• Family Pressure
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“Quitting smoking is easy.
I’ve done it a thousand times”
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• Tobacco use is an addiction
• Pleasurable effects of nicotine
• Physical reaction to nicotine in the body
PHYSICAL EFFECTS OF NICOTINE ON THE BODY
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• Tobacco use is a habit
• Associated with daily activities
• Re-learn routines and activities
PSYCHOLOGICAL AND BEHAVIORAL ASPECTS OF NICOTINE
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• Physical Settings:
social events, work, home
• Emotional Events:
anger, anxiety, stress
• Behavioral Setting:
reward, habit, relax
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P
= Prepare alternatives in advance
L
= Look for pleasant, smoke-free activities
A
= Avoid temptation whenever and wherever possible
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• Set a date
• Enlist support
• Decide on a plan and anticipate challenges
• Disrupt your habits
• Prepare the environment
• Avoid smoking triggers
• Learn new skills and behaviors
• Continue to build your motivation
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Nicotine
Reduction
Nicotine
Patch
Nicotine
Gum
Nicotine
Lozenge
Prescription
Medication
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• Nicotine Patch
• Nicotine Gum
• Nicotine Lozenges
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Prescription methods
• Buproprion
• Chantix
• Nicotine nasal spray
• Nicotine inhalers
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• Hypnosis
• Acupuncture
• Acupressure
• Laser treatments
• Over-the-counter pills
ALTERNATIVE METHODS
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Healthy self-talk
•
Mindfulness practice
•
Visualization/guided imagery
•
Relaxation techniques
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• Celebrate your success
• Be creative
• Financial rewards
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• Health consequences of smoking
• Products, programs and strategies
to quit smoking
• Remember to PLAN
• Keep trying!!!
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American Cancer Society
Toll-free hotline: 1-800-ACS-2345 (1-800-227-2345)
www.cancer.org
• American Lung Association
Toll-free hotline: 1-800-LUNGUSA (1-800-586-4872)
www.lungusa.org
• National Cancer Institute
Toll-free hotline: 1-877-44U-QUIT (1-877-448-7848)
www.smokefree.gov
• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Office
on Smoking and Health
Toll free hotline: 1-800-CDC-INFO (1-800-232-4636)
www.cdc.gov/tobacco
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• Face to Face Sessions
• Confidential
• Prepaid
• Unlimited Telephonic consultation
• Available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week
• Household benefit
• Work/Life Support such as eldercare, childcare and pet care
• Financial Services
• Legal Services
BENEFITS OF THE EMPLOYEE ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (EAP)
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American Cancer Society. (2011). Cigarette smoking. Retrieved from
http://www.cancer.org/Cancer/CancerCauses/TobaccoCancer/CigaretteSmoking/cigarette-smoking-who-and-how-affects-health
American Cancer Society. (2012). Guide to quitting smoking. Retrieved from
http://www.cancer.org/acs/groups/cid/documents/webcontent/002971-pdf.pdf
Brainy Quote. (n.d.). Mark Twain Quotes. Retrieved August 14, 2012 from
http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/quotes/m/marktwain128157.html
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (2008). Smoking-attributable mortality, years of
potential life lost, and productivity losses – United States, 2000-2004. Retrieved from
http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/mm5745a3.htm
Endowment for Human Development, The. (2005). Facts on drugs: Nicotine. Retrieved from
http://www.ehd.org/health_tobacco_17.php
Mayo Clinic. (2011). Quit smoking. Retrieved from
http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/quit-smoking-products/MY00781/NSECTIONGROUP=2
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