Freedom from Smoking

Triple your chances of successfully breaking the smoking habit! *

To help free yourself of your smoking habit, Dr. Jean-Marc Assaad offers you the Lung Association’s gold-standard Freedom From Smoking® program.

This course (offered in both French and English) consists of 8 weekly sessions (50 minutes each), focussing on positive behaviour change.

Here are highlights of what’s covered in each session:

Session 1

• Introduction and orientation
• Building motivation

Session 2

• Continuing to build motivation
• Understanding the habit
• Effects of smoking

Session 3

• Wanting to Quit
• Why do you smoke test
• Triggers and coping strategies

Session 4

• Quitting
• Confirming your decision
• Help, support, contracts, rewards

Session 5

• Winning Strategies
• Withdrawal symptoms & benefits of quitting
• Relaxation skills

Session 6

• The New You and lifestyle changes
• Exercise and weight control
• Social Situations

Session 7

• Learn to assert yourself
• Relaxation & exercise strategies
• Coping and your new self image

Session 8

• Lifestyle changes
• Graduation (and celebration!)

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* Hughes, J.R. (2000). New Treatments for Smoking Cessation. CA: A Cancer Journal for Clinicians, 50, 143-151.
Lando, H.A., McGovern, P.G., Barrios, F.X. and Etringer, B.D. (1990). Comparative evaluation of American Cancer Society and American Lung Association smoking cessation clinics. American Journal of Public Health, 80, 554-559.