Quit Smoking Support Program
Step 1: Understanding Your Cigarette Use

You're now ready to work through the first step of the Quit Smoking Support Program. First lets talk about nicotine dependence nicotine dependence. There are more that 4,000 chemicals that have been identified in cigarettes but nicotine is the addictive drug found in all tobacco products. While most of us know that nicotine is potentially addictive, from my experience in cessation counseling, most people don't think they are actually addicted. So, first take the nicotine addiction survey to get a sense of where you are at with the physical addiction to cigarettes.

Now let's explore other reasons that you may smoke. Obviously cigarettes are fulfilling some need in your life so now it's time to brainstorm the reasons why you smoke.

The final part of step one is to look at how you encourage smoking through your habits.

Now you're ready to move on to:

• Step 2: Preparing to Quit
• Step 3: Becoming an Ex
• Step 4: Staying an Ex

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