| Identify smoking triggers (with no specific
plan to cope with the trigger) |
65 (52.0%) |
“I think it’s just the nicotine urge,
is what I need to go away.”
“Getting rid of the things that normally make
me smoke, but part of that is driving in the car when
I’m on a long drive, that’s a big
time.”
|
| Change mindset/focus on the benefits of
quitting |
29 (23.2%) |
“…uhh there’s really nothing to
change but your attitude has to be ‘okay enough is
enough, it’s time, just do it.’”
“… I need to focus on the fact that,
um, quitting smoking will … financially put me in a
better place…Health wise I know it’ll put me
in a better place too…”
|
| Reduce exposure to social smoking cues |
21 (16.8%) |
“Change the environments that I go to cause a
lot of people I know smoke … if I don’t go
outside and hang out with everyone, just stay inside
it’ll help me.”
“…I guess, limit my company that
smokes, is not a good source, but be around less people that
smokes.”
|
| Make other health changes |
17 (13.6%) |
“Probably be more active, I would have to
become more active, exercise definitely more of
that.”
“…and whether that’s healthy
eating, going to the gym more you know…”
|
| Reduce exposure to non-social smoking
paraphernalia/cues |
11 (8.8%) |
“First of all I think I need to make sure
there’s no cigarettes in the home, no ashtrays, none
of that.”
“Stop going to the store to buy
cigarettes.”
|
| Change alcohol consumption |
10 (8.0%) |
“Well, I mean, I smoke more when I drink. So
I mean right now I am trying to cut back on the drinking and
eventually I do want to quit drinking
too…”
“… I’m going to have to change
a lot, um everything from drinking coffee in the morning to
stop alcohol…”
|
| Other |
10 (8.0%) |
“Um, nothing really, cause I need some help,
I can’t do it by myself.”
“…I’m ready to quit, but doing
it on my own doesn’t work so.”
|
| Get support from friends and loved ones |
3 (2.4%) |
“… I think I just need the support of
my family is the biggest thing …”
“… I have a lot of support at
work…”
|
| Identify plan to deal with stress |
2 (1.6%) |
“Um, some of my stressors. I started making
some changes like I said, like going outside
…”
|
| Use study medication |
2 (1.6%) |
“… That’s why I want the
Chantix and the patches cause maybe they alleviate that
urge, that sensation that I have …”
“…The drugs will
help…”
|
| I don’t know |
2 (1.6%) |
“To quit smoking, um, I’m not really
sure … I really don’t know…”
|
