Interventions for the cessation of smoking

Smoking is the largest single preventable cause of death and disease in Australia. With an increase in public awareness and research, prevalence of smoking is slowly making a decline. (Quit Victoria, 1995) Interventions are used to aid people with the cessation of smoking, and through either independent quitting or using the help of programs around 150,000 Australians successfully quit smoking each year. Looking at a case study of a twenty five year old office manager Ellen we can consider whether she is likely to have the qualities to categorise her as a typical smoker. These factors include her age, gender and motivation for beginning to smoke which can all help to determine the best cause of action and possible suitable interventions to aid Ellen in successfully quitting smoking.
Australian statistics indicate that the prevalence of smoking amongst women is lower than it is for males, but the difference between the two sexes has considerably lessened over recent years. (Allen, F,...