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.