Quit Smoking Programme
GROUP THERAPY MEETINGS

Quitting Success Is Low Without Counseling & Psychotherapy
One of the reasons for the decline in smoking prevalence in recent decades is the change in society’s attitudes about smoking and awareness of its fatal effects on smokers as well as those around them, which has made many smokers want to quit. However, wanting to quit is not enough. Although most smokers try to quit on their own, even the best self-help quitting methods are minimally successful when compared to no treatment and are almost completely ineffective compared to simple advice to quit from a health professional (Lancaster & Stead, 2005).Quitting on one’s own is particularly difficult for smokers trying to cope with comorbid conditions that can be exacerbated when they attempt to quit. Thus, professional assistance is needed in order to significantly enhance the chances of any smoker successfully quitting.
One of the most common questions we face is 'why is willpower not enough?' The fact is, smoking is an addiction. And addiction is a disease. Most people are not aware of this. Thus, they erroneously believe that it is a simple "habit" that they can leave when they gather the "willpower". Can one overcome diabetes with willpower? Wouldn't one go to a diabetologist to have it treated, believing that it is a disease?
One of the reasons for the decline in smoking prevalence in recent decades is the change in society’s attitudes about smoking and awareness of its fatal effects on smokers as well as those around them, which has made many smokers want to quit. However, wanting to quit is not enough. Although most smokers try to quit on their own, even the best self-help quitting methods are minimally successful when compared to no treatment and are almost completely ineffective compared to simple advice to quit from a health professional (Lancaster & Stead, 2005).Quitting on one’s own is particularly difficult for smokers trying to cope with comorbid conditions that can be exacerbated when they attempt to quit. Thus, professional assistance is needed in order to significantly enhance the chances of any smoker successfully quitting.
One of the most common questions we face is 'why is willpower not enough?' The fact is, smoking is an addiction. And addiction is a disease. Most people are not aware of this. Thus, they erroneously believe that it is a simple "habit" that they can leave when they gather the "willpower". Can one overcome diabetes with willpower? Wouldn't one go to a diabetologist to have it treated, believing that it is a disease?
What is the 'Quit Smoking' Group Therapy Programme?
The programme is a structured, step by step cognitive behavioral approach to quitting and staying quit. It combines techniques from both behavioral and cognitive treatments to help people change maladaptive behaviors. For example, smokers often use smoking as a coping strategy to reduce feelings of stress. Counseling focuses on changing beliefs about the utility of smoking as a method of controlling stress and finding new ways to cope without smoking. Is there a guarantee that I will not relapse after this treatment? Nicotine dependence is a relapsing condition. However, every attempt to quit improves the chance of eventual success. The advantage of this approach is that relapse is not seen as failure that rather an opportunity to learn more effective relapse coping and prevention techniques. |
What are the kinds of issues that will be addressed by this Programme?
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Can I participate in this Programme if I am trying other ways to quit?
This programme is particularly effective when combined with certain other treatments. Quit methods compatible with this approach are:
For details about the meetings and registration, please go through the Programme brochure.
This programme is particularly effective when combined with certain other treatments. Quit methods compatible with this approach are:
- Medication
- Hypnotherapy
- Yoga
- Meditation & Mindfulness
For details about the meetings and registration, please go through the Programme brochure.

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