FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
What is the point of trying to help smokers? They're addicted.
Studies by the Michigan Multicultural Tobacco Prevention Network have shown that social influence plays a strong part in the cessation of smoking. "When the influence is positive, many individuals are able to quit smoking or change their smoking behavior fro the benefit of themselves and others" ("Awareness of Cessation Needs" 13)
Where can I go to help these people?
The internet is an excellent place to join organizations such as the American Lung Association and the Michigan Department of Community Health (MDCH), but the best place to start helping people is at smoker's houses in your own community.
Who are the people that need the most help?
Every smoker needs the same amount of help quitting as the next because, smoking is an addiction that is hard to break.
When is the right time to act?
It is always the right time to do something right. There is never a wrong time to help somebody break their smoking habits, or even help them quit altogether.
Why should I waste my time on people I know won't quit?
It is true that some people won't quit smoking, but every once in a while, you come across a person that wants to quit smoking but doesn't know how to start. As for "wasting" your time on smokers, that time is never wasted because you plant a seed in their mind telling them that you are concerned for their overall well being.
Studies by the Michigan Multicultural Tobacco Prevention Network have shown that social influence plays a strong part in the cessation of smoking. "When the influence is positive, many individuals are able to quit smoking or change their smoking behavior fro the benefit of themselves and others" ("Awareness of Cessation Needs" 13)
Where can I go to help these people?
The internet is an excellent place to join organizations such as the American Lung Association and the Michigan Department of Community Health (MDCH), but the best place to start helping people is at smoker's houses in your own community.
Who are the people that need the most help?
Every smoker needs the same amount of help quitting as the next because, smoking is an addiction that is hard to break.
When is the right time to act?
It is always the right time to do something right. There is never a wrong time to help somebody break their smoking habits, or even help them quit altogether.
Why should I waste my time on people I know won't quit?
It is true that some people won't quit smoking, but every once in a while, you come across a person that wants to quit smoking but doesn't know how to start. As for "wasting" your time on smokers, that time is never wasted because you plant a seed in their mind telling them that you are concerned for their overall well being.