Quitting Smoking & Vaping For Dummies

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Charles H. Elliott (Fielding Graduate Institute) Laura L. Smith (Presbyterian Medical Group)

Quitting Smoking & Vaping For Dummies

Charles H. Elliott (Fielding Graduate Institute), Laura L. Smith (Presbyterian Medical Group), Laura L. Smith

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For Dummies
03 January 2020

Medicine: general issues

Give up smoking and vaping for good

Most people know that smoking is bad for their health and believe vaping is a better alternative. Now, vaping has become a national epidemic and shows no sign of slowing. Quitting Smoking & Vaping For Dummies delivers facts about the differences between smoking and vaping, the effects on their short-term and long-term health, and how addiction works. Whether you’re a smoker or a vaper, or have a loved one that needs to break the habit, this trusted guidebook walks you through building a personal quitting plan. Offering information on new and effective medication treatments, Cognitive Behavior Therapy (CBT), and building resilience, it sets you or a family member on the path to recovery. This book breaks down the psychology of your addiction so you can identify the methods that are most useful and effective for becoming smoke free for good. Start your recovery today, and look forward to a long and healthy life.

Inside

• Determine your quit day

• Change thought patterns

• Explain the dangers of vaping to children/teens

• Avoid or move past relapses

• Recognize the risks

• Deal with triggers

• Help a loved one quit

By: Charles H. Elliott (Fielding Graduate Institute), Laura L. Smith (Presbyterian Medical Group), Laura L. Smith
Imprint: For Dummies
Country of Publication: United States
Edition: 2nd Edition
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 185mm, Spine: 20mm
Weight: 476g
ISBN: 9781119616917
ISBN 10: 1119616913
Pages: 368
Publication Date: 03 January 2020
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Introduction 1 Part 1: Lifting the Fog on Smoking and Vaping 5 Chapter 1: A Matter of Life 7 Chapter 2: Talking about Tobacco 17 Chapter 3: Taking Tobacco’s Health Costs into Account 35 Chapter 4: Looking at the Impact of Smoking on Families and Communities 51 Part 2: Clearing the Air about Vaping and E-Cigarettes 57 Chapter 5: Grasping the Basics of Vaping 59 Chapter 6: Recognizing the Risks of Vaping 73 Chapter 7: What Parents Need to Know about Vaping 87 Part 3: Surveying Quitting Strategies 103 Chapter 8: Overcoming Obstacles to Quitting 105 Chapter 9: Finding Help at the Pharmacy 119 Chapter 10: Changing Thoughts and Actions 135 Chapter 11: Tapping Technical Supports 161 Chapter 12: Reducing Harm from Cigarette Smoking 171 Chapter 13: Searching for Help in All the Wrong Places 183 Part 4: Personalizing Your Quit Plan 197 Chapter 14: Assessing Your Readiness and Motivation to Quit 199 Chapter 15: Preparing Your Plan 211 Chapter 16: Celebrating Your Quit Day 225 Chapter 17: Getting through the Risky First Month 233 Chapter 18: Staying the Course for the Next Five Months and Beyond 247 Chapter 19: Recovering from Lapses and Relapses 261 Part 5: Living after Smoking 273 Chapter 20: Dealing with Weight Gain 275 Chapter 21: Strengthening Resilience 289 Chapter 22: Developing Self-Compassion 303 Part 6: The Part of Tens 315 Chapter 23: Ten Ways to Help Someone You Care about Quit 317 Chapter 24: Ten (Or So) Reliable Resources for More Information 323 Chapter 25: Ten Messages for Teens and Young Adults Who Vape 327 Index 333

Charles H. Elliott, PhD and Laura L. Smith, PhD are clinical psychologists with years of experience treating people with emotional problems, including addictions. They are authors of a variety of For Dummies books including Overcoming Anxiety For Dummies and Borderline Personality Disorder For Dummies.

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Quitting Smoking & Vaping For Dummies

Charles H. Elliott (Fielding Graduate Institute), Laura L. Smith (Presbyterian Medical Group), Laura L. Smith

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