Do
- Help your friend avoid situations where others are smoking
- Do an activity together where there's no smoking involved
- Be available for your friend and listen to them when they are frustrated or discouraged
- Remember that quitting is hard work
- Congratulate your friend often!
- Encourage your friend to get help from a pharmacist, doctor or any health professional
- Tell your friend you're happy they're quitting
Don't
- Don't nag your friend or make them feel guilty
- Don't put your friend down, it takes the average smoker more than one quit attempt to give up tobacco for good
- Don't offer them cigarettes or smoke with them
- Don't tell your friend what to do
Contact Us