• A non-medical intervention designed to change attitudes about smoking ans promote reduction in smoking among currently attending clients.
• The treatment will consist of 8 educational group sessions of 15- 20 minutes each.
• The intervention will be incorporated into the existing substance abuse treatment groups during the last 20 minutes of the groups.

Ongoing Process Improvement

• Clients will be given an initial assessment of their readiness to quit.
• The questionnaire will be re-administrated at the end of the th session to measure attitude change and any actual reductions in smoking

Topics Covered Will Include:

• Introduction to the Readiness to Quit questionnaire
• Health benefits from quitting
• The money spent on a smoking habit
• The six reasons people smoke
• Abstinence and high-risk situations
• Physical problems and weight gain
• Nicotine replacement
• Readiness to Quit
• Summary and repeat questionnaire