HAVE NO PLANS TO QUIT

YOU PROBABLY KNOW THAT SMOKING
IS HARMFUL BUT MAY BE TUNING OUT FACTS ON SMOKING AND HEALTH.

MAY HAVE TRIED TO QUIT BEFORE.

MAY BELIEVE QUITTING IS EASY (“JUST DON’T WANT TO”)

OR MAY THINK ADDICTION TO
NICOTINE IS TOO STRONG TO BREAK.

A LONGER TERM SMOKER MAY THINK THAT ITS TOO LATE TO QUIT, THAT THE DAMAGE IS DONE, AND IT ISNT WORTH IT.

WHAT YOUR FRIENDS CAN SAY

“WHAT DO YOU THINK OF THE 25 FT. SMOKE-FREE RADIUS ON CAMPUS?”

“CHRIS JUST QUIT SMOKING A COUPLE MONTHS AGO AND IS DOING WELL.”

“WHEN MIKE GOT ON THE NICOTINE PATCH HE SAID IT REALLY HELPED.”

“DID YOU KNOW THEY HAVE INFORMATION ON QUITTING IN STUDENT HEALTH SERVICES?”

“I CARE ABOUT YOU, AND I AM WORRIED ABOUT THE EFFECTS SMOKING HAS ON YOUR HEALTH”.

YOU ARE THINKING ABOUT QUITTING

YOU ARE RECEPTIVE TO INFORMATION
ABOUT WAYS TO STOP SMOKING.

YOU WANT TO HEAR ABOUT HOW IT FEELS TO QUIT BUT WORRY ABOUT HOW TO COPE WITHOUT CIGARETTES.

YOU MAY WORRY ABOUT FAILURE.

WHAT YOUR FRIENDS CAN SAY

“I SAW A GOOD AD ABOUT QUITTING THE OTHER DAY.”

“ WHY DON’T WE STOP IN STUDENT HEALTH SERVICES TOGETHER SO YOU CAN PICK UP SOME INFORMATION ABOUT QUITTING?”

“ YOU CAN’T SMOKE AT THIS RESTURANT; IT GETS HARDER AND HARDER TO BE A SMOKER, DOESN’T IT?”

YOU ARE READY FOR ACTION

YOU HAVE MADE PLANS TO QUIT
SMOKING.

HAVE A QUIT DATE IN MIND.
MAY FEEL NERVOUS, EXCITED, WORRIED,
BUT DETERMINED TO QUIT.

MAY HAVE RECEIVED INFORMATION ON QUITTING,CONSIDERING INDIVIDUAL OR GROUP COUNSELING ON QUITTING.

COULD BE OVERCONFIDENT OR HAVE
UNREALISTIC IDEAS ABOUT QUITTING.

YOU MAY FIND REASONS NOT TO QUIT AT THE LAST MINUTE.

TO DO:
SET UP COUNSELING APPOINTMENT(425-3884) FOR SUPPORT IN QUITTING PROCESS

WHAT YOUR FRIENDS CAN SAY

“I AM GLAD YOU’RE GOING TO QUIT, HOW CAN I HELP?”

“ I PICKED UP SOME INFORMATION WITH THE QUIT LINE NUMBER ON IT.”

“ WHEN ANNE QUIT, HER SMOKER’S COUGH DISAPPEARED.”

“ IF YOU WANT TO TALK ABOUT QUITTING, I AM HERE.”

“ NO MATTER WHAT HAPPENS, I AM PROUD THAT YOU ARE PLANNING TO QUIT.”

“ I KNOW YOU ARE GOING TO BE A NONSMOKER SOMEDAY.”

To find out how you can help once your friend or family member has quit, click here

ADAPTED FROM www.trytostop.org