Showing posts with label closet smokers. Show all posts
Showing posts with label closet smokers. Show all posts

Friday, September 5, 2008

Helping a Closet smoker to Quit Smoking

Whenever Steve took the trash out, his wife would comment that he smelled like smoke. Steve always said the smell was from a neighbor that smoked that he ran into outside.Gail was in sales and before going into a client’s office, she would spray, spritz, wash and cover up any sign or smell that she smoked.After Richard's heart surgery, his wife found a pack of cigarettes in his bathrobe. She

Saturday, August 9, 2008

Who Will Be Successful At Stop Smoking?

It was the last night of my 6 week smoking cessation workshop and we were talking about slipping and falling into relapse. One of the members had slipped because she got stuck in traffic and had an "emergency" cigarette in her car. I had said the week before that by having that "safety" cigarette handy, this person was very likely to smoke it when faced with stress. Another participant mentioned