You've Got the Power: A Smoking Cessation Program

You've Got The Power is a smoking cessation program that promotes behavioral change while gradually moving the smoker through a process of nicotine reduction. The reduction process makes quitting much easier than the cold turkey method, and the program can be used alone or in combination with nicotine replacement products such as nicotine gum, the lozenge, or Zyban. The program includes a reduction schedule that the smoker will follow over a six-eight week period. Research has shown that behavior change is more likely to occur if people monitor their own behaviors. This method has been used successfully with programs to manage personal finance, weight loss, and more. Each week the smoker will record the amount he/she is instructed to smoke on a card that fits in the back of a cigarette pack or wallet. The smoker will also track his/her most common triggers to smoke, and the times of day he/she smokes the most. As the smoker reduces his/her nicotine intake, he/she will notice the desire for cigarettes decreasing. As the weaning process takes effect, the smoker will analyze his/ her triggers and times and develop strategies to not smoke because of them. This is an important aspect of quitting because it is more likely that people will change negative behaviors if they learn for themselves how to control them. You've Got The Power offers an effective way to quit smoking because the program gradually reconditions the physical and psychological aspects of smoking while the smoker can still smoke. Smokers’ may have some of the same triggers and times but they can also be very different. You’ve Got The Power allows smokers to personalize the program to fit their needs. Self-control, goal setting, problem solving, and self-reward are necessary for change, and You’ve Got The power will help the smoker gain these skills. Many people have quit smoking using this program, and You’ve Got The Power is used to teach smoking cessation classes. The program provides all the tools that are needed to quit, including methods to manage stress and weight gain.