QUIT NOW

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BARRIERS TO QUITTING 
1 BARRIER ? NICOTINE ADDICTIVENESS

• Nicotine is a potent psychoactive drug that
  causes physical dependence and tolerance.
• In the absence of nicotine, a smoker develops
  cravings for cigarettes and symptoms of the
  nicotine withdrawal syndrome

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Nicotine withdrawal symtoms

• Dysphoric or depressed mood
• Insomnia
• Irritability, frustration, or anger
• Anxiety
• Difficulty concentrating
• Restlessness
• Decreased heart rate
• Increased appetite or weight gain

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BARRIERS TO QUITTING 
Environmental Triggers

• morning coffee,
• an alcoholic drink
• the end of a meal.

These events become triggers to smoke and
contribute to the difficulty smokers have in
remaining abstinent from nicotine
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Approaches to Quitting

• Behavioral
• Approaches

Pharmacological Approaches
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Behavioral Approaches

• In person counseling
• Telephone counseling (1 800 QUIT NOW)
• Computer programs (iPHONE Apps)

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Behavioral Approaches

• Clinician counseling
• Incentives (financial incentives on saving money)
• Hypnosis and acupuncture

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Pharmacological Approaches

• Medication prescribed from your Doctor
• Nicotine replacement therapy (relieves nicotine
  withdrawal symptoms as pt breaks behaviour
• Short acting rapid response
• Spray
• gum
• lozenge
• inhaler
• Long acting, slow onset The Patch

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Websites/Resources

• www.lungusa.org  The web site for the American
  Lung Association, sponsor of the American
  Smoke-out Day, includes an online guide for
  smoking cessation
• www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/tobacco  The
  National Cancer Institute web site contains
  information on smoking cessation in English and
  Spanish, as well as general information on the
  health effects of tobacco
• www.quitnet.com  An excellent, comprehensive
  resource for patients
• www.ahrq.gov/consumer/index.htmlsmoking  A good
  source for patient pamphlets on smoking cessation
• http//bc.quitnet.com/
• http//www.becomeanex.org/
• http//www.newlifeoutlook.com/addiction/stop-smoki
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