A fresh look at smoking and cessation
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1998
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Schultz, Annette Susan
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Abstract
This study approaches smoking and cessation from a unique stance. I capture stories of smoking, cessation, attending a cessation program and continuing or resuming smoking from people currently smoking. The methodology used in-depth interviews to capture personal stories of the lived experience. The result of a series of interviews is a co-created narrative which captures each person's stories about smoking and cessation. I describe my personal meaning making process. I came to this study as a smoker for over a fourteen year period, who has not smoked in five years. My process includes influences from the narratives, which then directed me to current pertinent literature. Themes from the narratives include: paradoxes about smoking, pervasiveness of smoking, perceived barriers to quitting, the multi-layered issue of control, impact of the tobacco reduction strategies, and a wish list for smoking cessation programs. After discussing each theme I then speak from related literature.