How to Help Someone Quit Smoking?

Question

My dad is a smoker. He doesn't smoke inside the house or anything, and he doesn't smell like smoke. He's 47 and has smoked since he was 18. My mom used to smoke but quit 10 years ago, and pretty much everyone these days who smokes is quitting or at least TRYING to quit...he isn't trying though. I've tried getting him on nicorette and all these other methods but he just doesn't want to quit! Every time I bring it up he just gets frustrated.

So what do I do? I'm worried about him and really want him to stop.

Answer 1

There are many ways to go about quitting smoking and many products out there that make it very confusing. The key thing to remember about being addicted to smoking is that is as much or a psychological addiction as it is a physical one. Both of these addictions are very powerful, and once you get over feeling overwhelmed or scared to quit, you can do it.

The nicotine patches, gums and pills are not that great of products. They may help control the physical addiction to nicotine, but they won’t make you mentally able to quit. You need to get yourself some product that can actually help you get the will power and mental ability to kick the nasty habit.

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It also includes some other stuff like a stop smoking e-book, an anti-stress therapy item and a weight loss program (because stress and weight gain often increase after you quit smoking, so you will need something to help with that.) This product can possibly help you gain some more motivation to quit, but for sure you’ll need to want to quit a little bit. Just think about what it is doing to your body.