Studies show that it is easier to quit smoking when one lives in a smoke-free environment.
Needing to go outside to light up often causes people to cut down on the number of cigarettes they smoke. As well, living in an environment where no one smokes reduces a person’s desire to smoke and can even improve one’s chances of butting out for good. A smoker living in a smoke-free home has a 10 times greater chance of success at quitting than someone living in a home where smoking is permitted.
Be careful! Quitting smoking is a personal decision and one should never try to force a smoker to quit. The subject should be broached only if the person seems open to it. Make sure to offer your support if the person seems to want to give it a try. With the support of loved ones, the pharmacological aids and free quitting services now available to smokers who try to quit, it is a challenge that is attainable.
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Studies have shown that living with a person who smokes increases the risk of a relapse for people trying to quit or who have recently quit. If no one smokes in the house or car, the risk of a relapse is smaller because the ex-smoker is less exposed to the temptation. Identifying yourself as a Smoke-Free Family can therefore be a concrete way of supporting a loved one who has quit smoking.
