How many times have you nagged them? Sometimes you pleaded. And you've even tried bribing. It seems nothing has helped your loved one quit smoking. In this first of its kind how-to book for non-smokers, Barbara White Melin reveals the powerful dynamics of nicotine addiction and presents effective strategies for assisting a loved one who is trying to quit.
Drawing on the latest medical and psychological research, Melin examines new evidence about nicotine's effect on stress as well as the link between smoking and depression. Friendly, straightforward, and hopeful, Helping a Loved One Live Smoke-Free offers both the inspiration and the tools to support someone you love through this difficult change.
Key features and benefits
- provides excellent explanation of why it's so hard to quit smoking
- author is a leading spokesperson on issues related to tobacco use
- offers commonsense advice and simple techniques
About the Author
Barbara White Melin is a nationally published writer who has used her experience as a former smoker and expertise in communication to develop tobacco control programs and legislative initiatives for the five-state Rocky Mountain Division of the American Cancer Society. In addition to creating the You Can Quit smoking cessation program for the American Cancer Society, Melin was a co-founder of the Colorado Dental Association's Quit the Spit project. She served as a project manager for the American Stop Smoking Intervention Study (ASSIST) and was a member of former Colorado attorney general Gale Norton's Tobacco Settlement Task Force.Melin is a fellow of the Washington D.C. based Advocacy Institute, and a Summa Cum Laude graduate of the University of Southern Colorado with a Bachelor of Arts in mass communications. She lives in Aurora, Colorado with her two dogs and only son, Eric Melin, a college student who doesn't smoke.
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