Some actual responses by smokers in this stage have been: I want to quit smoking, but I don't think I'll be able to. I like smoking, but I'm concerned about this cough. The goal of counseling patients in the contemplation stage is to explore both sides of their ambivalence (with the emphasis on how their lives will improve after quitting), which helps them resolve in favor of quitting
Nii Addy, PhD, who specializes in the neurobiology of addiction, says nicotine, like any drug, hijacks the reward system in the brain
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It is often present in the soil and in water and can seep into any dwelling
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