Hi,
I am ruth. I would like to help my Son's girl friend for life to quit smoking, may I have your advise please. Thanks, Ruth
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-show her all the problems smoking can cause -explain to her that its unattractive and smells bad -have her start chewing nicotine gum; i recommend this more than the patches cuz it helps to have something in your mouth. -show her death statistics -find out WHY she smokes. To be cool? then tell her to mature (and she shouldn't be around your son then) To curb another substance addiction? then get her immediate help -find something for motivation. ie: if she doesn't smoke for a year, you'll pay for a wonderful trip for her and your son. (the money for a trip will be less than the money used on cig packs) -If your son smokes as well, they both need to quite together. One can't to it alone - she'd be around smoke all the time, that wouldn't help cravings. -take her to go see a certain type of doctor: they can have her blow into a machine and it will show her her decreased lung capacity -negative reinforcement, like throwing away her cigs, won't help. It never does. Only use positive reinforcement.
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