What interventions would you recommend to assist B.T. in addressing this behavior?
What will be an ideal response?
Use your best powers of persuasion to get B.T. to work on smoking cessation. This is his biggest
risk factor and affects not only his health but also the health of his wife and children (children
exposed to cigarette smoke are more likely to have asthma and other diseases). Give B.T. and his
wife a list of smoking cessation classes, and explain how stopping smoking will reduce his risk for
heart attack. Assure him that, although it will not be easy, he can do it. He can consult his health
care provider about pharmacologic aids for smoking cessation, such as nicotine patches or gum,
varenicline (Chantix), and bupropion (Zyban), that might be helpful. The American Heart Association,
the American Lung Association, and the American Cancer Society all have excellent literature and
programs on smoking cessation.
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