Why can smoking become such an addiction, such a bad habit? Why is it that there is such a “hunger” for these things when you have not had one in a while? There are roughly 600 ingredients in a cigarette and at least 69 chemicals that have been known to cause cancer. When a cigarette is burned it creates more than 7,000 chemicals. These chemicals used can range from your average household cleaning supplies to beauty products and tar (American Lung Association, n.d.). The addiction of smoking is a compulsion to ingest such a substance which intake increases over time. This addiction has mind-altering affects so you use it before you have a withdrawal (Christen, Klein, Jay, Christen, McDonald & Guba, 2006). It is a powerful drug!
Smoking can be more than just an addiction. It can be physical or psychological; it can be a …show more content…
It also can implicate ulcers, lung disease, bronchitis, emphysema, sinus and other respiratory problems. I told her as a dental hygienist I feel that it is my duty as a friend and practitioner that I look out for everyone’s best interest. Some people are more open than others to learn and others just block us out and continue to go on with their ways. We may fail multiple times, but we always keep trying (Christen, Klein, Jay, Christen, McDonald & Guba, 2006).
After we finished the assessment form, Sam and I discussed a few questions from the “Stages of Change Theory”. I asked her a series of questions under the contemplation stage and told her that she just needs to write them down and think about them. I listed off, “Why do you want to quit this time?, what are your reasons for not wanting to quit?, what helped you in the past?, Do you think you will need help this time?, and how could I help you to quit in order for you to be sucessful?” (Zimmerman, Olsen & Bosworth,
Smoking can be more than just an addiction. It can be physical or psychological; it can be a …show more content…
It also can implicate ulcers, lung disease, bronchitis, emphysema, sinus and other respiratory problems. I told her as a dental hygienist I feel that it is my duty as a friend and practitioner that I look out for everyone’s best interest. Some people are more open than others to learn and others just block us out and continue to go on with their ways. We may fail multiple times, but we always keep trying (Christen, Klein, Jay, Christen, McDonald & Guba, 2006).
After we finished the assessment form, Sam and I discussed a few questions from the “Stages of Change Theory”. I asked her a series of questions under the contemplation stage and told her that she just needs to write them down and think about them. I listed off, “Why do you want to quit this time?, what are your reasons for not wanting to quit?, what helped you in the past?, Do you think you will need help this time?, and how could I help you to quit in order for you to be sucessful?” (Zimmerman, Olsen & Bosworth,