Interactive Tool: Are You Ready to Quit Smoking?

What's next?

Quitting smoking, like most major lifestyle changes, is a process. Understanding where you fall in this process—your current stage of change—will help you and your doctor find the right strategy. For more information, see the topic Quitting Tobacco Use.

Adapted with permission from: Zimmerman GL, et al. (2000). A "stages of change" approach to helping patients change behaviour. Figure 1. American Family Physician, 61(5): 1409–1416.

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Author:	Debby Golonka, MPH Caroline Rea, RN, BS, MS	Last Updated: October 18, 2007
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