What are smokers anonymous?

, also known as Nicotine Anonymous®, smokers Anonymous is a 12-step program dedicated to helping people stop smoking. Most of these meetings take place in the United States, Canada and Brazil. The smokers of the anonymous groups work similarly to the alcoholics Anonymous because the instructions have been modified from this program. Several studies have been carried out to estimate the program efficiency. While the group members traditionally meet personally, many people prefer Internet groups where members communicate on notice boards and chat rooms. The same 12-step alcoholic program instructions have been used, but since then they have changed slightly to better adaptation of smokers. The inhabitants of countries such as the United Kingdom, Australia and Brazil also eventually also accepted the program. In addition, the official website is translated into many languages, allowing even more people to accept the program. While the GSroups are unofficially known as the smokers Anonymous, their trademarks and the official name are Nicotine Anonymous®.

Group Anonymous therapyE is formed when at least two people meet regularly. They have to watch 12 steps and welcome newcomers. The location of the meeting is on members of the group, but the churches are a popular place of meeting. Smokers of anonymous groups cannot charge fees or fees for membership. In addition, it is recommended not to support the group or guarantee recovery; Rather, they should inform people about the group by publicly displaying the location and times of the meeting.

Studies

show that 12-step anonymous programs are between 9% and 40% effective in helping members to achieve the final goal of abstinence. The rate of success of a particular group can be higher than another group using the same or similar methods. Some people are unpleasant12-step programs requiring a faith of force majeure. In fact, programs are most often criticized because of their instructions, which usually mention God many times. On the other hand, one study shows that heavy smokers jSignificantly more receptive to spiritual assistance in terms of ending.

Some smokers Anonymous members use the Internet to connect to other members. The boards, chat rooms and e -mail are used to encourage and consult each other. These groups sometimes work online by meeting at specific times and share stories about how well they are doing. Some groups perform a combination of personal meetings and online therapies to always remain in conjunction with the community. There is little research on how effective the smoking group can only be for the Internet.