Godfather Technical Discussion
Behavior Change Prescription
Earlier this summer I was given an assignment covering the Health Belief Model. The model, from social psychologists at the U.S. Public Health Service, attempts to measure five variables that may predict the success a person will have in making a behavior change. During the course of completing that assignment, I made a decision to incorporate a change in my own behavior and test the Health Belief Model.
For almost thirty years I have been using smokeless tobacco on a daily basis. At the time I made the decision to quit, I consumed, on average, 8 cans (272g) of snuff per week. From past experiences I knew that quitting without a plan was only a formula for failure. Using the lessons learned from past failures as well as new ideas learned in researching my addiction, I was determined to quit.
I began with (what was for me) the most obvious source of information on the subject, the American Cancer Society (ACS). Their booklet, "Quitting Spit......
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