A smoker's addiction to nicotine will affect their capability to quit.
Assessing addiction and dependence is vital to ensure effective behavioural support is given.
Helps you as practitioners to determine the best stop smoking medication to support the clients quit attempt.
Helps to explain and prepare smokers for their quit journey.
A smoker's previous quitting experience can psychologically affect their current quit attempt.
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We will be covering both nicotine addiction and withdrawal within the next few slides, and these topics are important for both the client and advisors to understand.
The reasons for continuing to smoke are often different from the reasons for starting. Most people first start smoking intermittently and feel they can take it or leave it. Over time, physical changes appear in the brain, and your body starts to get used to a regular dose of nicotine, and therefore become dependent.