Survey Reveals Smokers’ Obstacles And Opportunities When It Comes To Kicking The Habit
Quitting smoking is hard. Quitting smoking on your own without the support of family, friends and co-workers is even harder.
According to a recent survey of more than 400 cigarette smokers, smokers feel significant pressure from family or friends to quit smoking (72 percent). Nearly half (49 percent) have felt judged for failing to quit smoking.
Unfortunately, the pressure to quit and fear of failure might impact a smoker’s quit attempt. The survey, conducted by Harris Interactive, revealed that more than two in five smokers (44 percent) wouldn’t want to share their desire/attempt to quit with others in case they failed, and a similar proportion (46 percent) has in fact secretly tried to quit without telling anyone.
Still, for the millions of smokers who want to quit, there are ways to increase chances of success.
“Nicotine replacement therapies, such as nicotine gums, are clinically proven to help smokers quit,” says Matthew Carpenter, Ph.D., a smoking cessation expert and research psychologist at the Medical University of...
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