Discuss these three aspects of smoking with the participants:

1. Addiction, and the effects smoking and nicotine has on their bodies, make sure you use non-medical terms.

2. Habit, discuss how the participant has associated smoking with other activities and behaviors. (after meals, celebrations, etc.).

The participant may automatically light a cigarette and then realize they did not remember lighting it. It has become automatic. A habit.

Breaking the habit can be done by repeatedly interrupting the old behavior.

3. Psychological, discusses what are the positive benefits the participant’s thinks they are getting from smoking. (Stress relief, weight control, etc.) and how it is them and always has been them in control not the cigarettes.