What are good ways to help friends quit smoking?

killfoot2001
#1. June 4th, 2008, at 5:59 PM.

Give them your unconditional support. Not much else you can do.

tumbleweedyg
#2. June 6th, 2008, at 6:53 AM.

Everyone has their own way of quitting he’s just gotta find his. Anyway one thing is for sure, don’t pressure the person. They have to want to do it for themselves and their health.

Maryn Bittner
#3. June 8th, 2008, at 5:53 AM.

Nah, scaling back never works.

He’s got to quit cold-turkey, with or without any of the various aids. He needs to get rid of cigarettes, lighters, ashtrays. Not put away, but get them out of the house.

Have lots of stuff for his mouth to do–hard candy, mints, gum, etc. Later he’ll have to wean himself off those, too.

Tell him how proud you are of him. Tell him how nice it is to kiss him now. Tell him how much better the apartment smells. Tell him you know this will help him live longer, look and feel better, and free him from an addictive need that can take a person outside in the dead of a winter night or in a thunderstorm. (”OMG, I’m out of cigarettes!”)

Help him by taking him to places where he won’t smell others smoking. Ask his friends not to smoke around him for a while, until he’s more firmly quit.

And forgive him if he backslides–but encourage him to get right up and try again.

prasad
#4. June 8th, 2008, at 6:36 PM.

I feel the only way to stop smoking is to stop it completely…..there are nicotine patches available to make the process easier. Above all he needs your love and support during the process