American Lung Association 7 Steps to a Smoke-Free Life - Softcover

Fisher, Edwin B.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0471247006 ISBN 13: 9780471247005

Publisher: Wiley, 1998

Synopsis

A proven plan for kicking the habit from the nation's leading lung organization

"If you are one of the millions of smokers who needs help in becoming a nonsmoker, the American Lung Association 7 Steps to a Smoke-Free Life can be a real life-saver." --from the Foreword by C. Everett Koop.

The American Lung Association's award-winning Freedom From Smoking(r) program has helped hundreds of thousands of smokers quit. Now it can help you.

Without lectures, without gimmicks--and without compromise--this straightforward, sympathetic book carefully guides you through the seven steps that will lead to a longer, healthier life. You'll begin by going directly to the source of your addiction: identifying what triggers your own smoking habit. Armed with that knowledge, you'll prepare for quitting day and finally, firmly set yourself on the road to a life free of cigarettes forever.

With great Quick Quit Tips throughout, 7 Steps to a Smoke-Free Life provides the guidance and support you need to cope with cravings, manage stress, keep off extra weight, avoid setbacks, and, above all, stick with it. Let the nation's leading authorities help you kick the habit comfortably, safely--and permanently.

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Review:

One thousand Americans die each day from the effects of smoking. There are 45 to 50 million nicotine addicts in the United States alone, and most would like to quit. If you are one of them, this book is your guide. Based on the American Lung Association's Freedom from Smoking program, it acknowledges that each smoker is different and requires different strategies. You identify the places, times, moods, and conditions that trigger your need to smoke. Then you learn many techniques that you can choose from and adapt to fit your personal needs, lifestyle, and smoking habit. 7 Steps to a Smoke-Free Life leads you through this process: 1. Understand Your Habit and Addiction.
2. Build Your Motivation to Quit.
3. Develop Your Quitting Plan.
4. Prepare for Your Quit Day.
5. Quit.
6. Fighting Temptations--the First Two Weeks.
7. Staying Focused--the First Six Months.

The book is organized interactively, presenting information that will help you understand your habit and break it, worksheets, and checklists that you fill out to personalize your plan, and frequent "quick quit tips" of suggestions and motivation. Even if you've tried unsuccessfully to quit before, this book will prove full of useful tips to help you become an ex-smoker. --Joan Price

From the Publisher:

A proven plan for kicking the habit from the nation's leading organization. Based on the American Lung Association's award-winning "Freedom From Smoking" program, 7 Steps to a Smoke Free Life guides smokers through a process that has earned awards and praise as the "gold standard" for smoking cessation. After helping smokers better understand the source of their addiction and the enormous consequences, the book eases them through seven steps, from finding the reasons for smoking and identifying personal triggers to smoking to preparation for quitting day and finally to keeping away from cigarettes forever.

About this edition

• Publisher: Wiley
• Publication date: 1998
• ISBN 10: 0471247006
• ISBN 13: 9780471247005
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 240