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NCSCT Standard Treatment Programme

10 Lessons

  1. NCSCT Standard Treatment Programme
  2. Introduction to the NCSCT Training
  3. Behaviour Change Techniques
  4. Physical Dependence
  5. Psychological Dependence
  6. Behaviour change
  7. Prime Theory - The Structure of Human Motivation
  8. Prime Theory - Internal and External Factors
  9. The COM-B Model of Behaviour
  10. Behaviour Change Wheel (BCW)
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  1. Level 2 Stop Smoking Advisor Training
  2. NCSCT Standard Treatment Programme
  3. Physical Dependence
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NCSCT Standard Treatment Programme

Last activity on January 19, 2026

Physical Dependence

  • A smoker's addiction to nicotine will affect their capability to quit and create a physical dependence to smoking.
  • Cigarettes deliver a fast-acting hit of nicotine to the brain in as little as 7 seconds.
  • Rapid excretion of nicotine from the body causes withdrawal symptoms, which are quickly relieved by smoking, and this reinforces someone’s dependence.
  • Nicotine encourages the release of dopamine, providing the satisfaction related with smoking, and maintaining the nicotine addiction cycle.
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10 Lessons

  1. NCSCT Standard Treatment Programme
  2. Introduction to the NCSCT Training
  3. Behaviour Change Techniques
  4. Physical Dependence
  5. Psychological Dependence
  6. Behaviour change
  7. Prime Theory - The Structure of Human Motivation
  8. Prime Theory - Internal and External Factors
  9. The COM-B Model of Behaviour
  10. Behaviour Change Wheel (BCW)