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Week one in Clean Break is ge tting ready to quit which includes the educational information, identifying personal reasons to quit, setting a quit day, reviewing past attempts to quit, and receiving a smoki ng log to carry in their cigarette pack if they conti nue to smoke the first week.
Participants are directed to inform family members of their intentions and to make their home a smoke free environment.
During week two and three of Clean Break participants are directed to drink water, fruit juice to reduce sugar cravings, herb tea rather than caffeine based drinks, chew cinnamon sticks, carrot sticks, etc., physical exercise, explore use of nutritional supplements, use relaxation techniques which are provided on tapes ( one for each week), write affirmations, change routines, develop additional behaviors and activities de signed to their own personal needs and wants. They are encore aged to abstain from sugar to help prevent weight gain.
Participants are directed to avoid drinking alcohol and to address any possible addictions. Week 4 addresses weight gain, encourages healthy eating, identifying feelings related to smoking, rationalization vs. truthful thinking, identifying possible obstacles to abstinence and developing strategies to overcome the possible obstacle.