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Everything Your Clients Need to Break Free |
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What is Quit Smart? |
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In addition to a self-help stop smoking kit, Quit Smart is available in many communities as a three-session quit smoking class. With training, you can offer Quit Smart classes and individual coaching. Quit Smart combines several treatments to produce a potent stop-smoking program. The 2009 revision incorporates a new way to use the nicotine patch that quadruples quit rates (based on 4 studies, including 3 studies done at Duke University). |
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Who developed the Quit Smart program? |
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Robert H. Shipley, Ph.D. is the director of the Duke Stop Smoking Clinic. He has published over 70 scientific articles and 12 books and book chapters. Dr. Shipley has trained over 2000 health professionals as Certified Quit Smart Leaders. |
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There are so many programs out there to help people stop smoking. What makes Quit Smart different? |
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Quit Smart is more up-to-date, incorporating the latest research findings. In three separate published studies, Quit Smart has produced 6-month quit rates of up to 66 percent compared to about 20% for other programs. The new Quit Smart program promises to be even more effective. |
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What quit smoking aids does Quit Smart offer? |
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Each smoker receives a 2009 Quit Smart Stop Smoking Kit (Guidebook, Hypnosis CD, and Cigarette Substitute). |
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What is the QuitSmart Cigarette Substitute? |
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This patented cigarette substitute simulates the look and feel of a real cigarette. Users can adjust the air flow to match the draw of their favorite cigarette. A carrying tube keeps the simulated cigarette clean and handy. The fake cigarette gives the new ex-smoker something to do with hands and mouth, stimulates relaxing breaths, and provides some of the satisfaction of smoking. A smoker finds holding and puffing on a cigarette pleasurable because it has been associated with thousands of pleasurable "hits" of nicotine to the brain (classic conditioning). Since the Quit Smart Cigarette Substitute has no nicotine, its use gradually lessens (extinguishes) the pleasure associated with the look and feel of a cigarette. |
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What are my options to become a Quit Smart Leader, and what does it cost? |
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Tuition is $295 for a one-day Leader Certification Seminar or a home-study certification course. Each of these options include a sample Quit Smart Stop Smoking Kit and a Quit Smart Leader Manual. The home-study course involves viewing 5 hours of video (DVDs on loan) of a Leader-Certification Seminar, studing the Leader Manual, and talking with Dr. Shipley by phone. If you have several people to be trained, another option is to sponsor an onsite seminar at your facility. |
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What does the Quit Smart Kit cost? |
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Each Quit Smart Kit costs $31.99. When you order 20 kits or more, the price drops to $23.99 or less. There are no franchise fees. |
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How do these costs compare with those of other programs? |
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Commercial programs charge at least $45 per client kit. The American Lung Association charges $25 per kit. |
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Quit Smart is priced right, but will I be getting an inferior program? |
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Quite the contrary. In anonymous seminar evaluations, participants have consistently judged both the training and the Leader Manual to be "excellent." The Quit Smart Stop Smoking Kit for the smoker has also received enthusiatic reviews. |
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I'm not good at promoting things. What help can I expect? |
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The Quit Smart Leader Manual includes an extensive chapter on promoting the Quit Smart Stop Smoking program in the community and at worksites. Ready-to-use promotional materials include press releases, newspaper advertisements and sample letters to Quit Smart prospects, graduates and professional referral sources. You may also choose to have your contact information listed at Quitsmart.com and receive a quitsmart.com email address. |
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Are other promotional aids available? |
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Yes, tri-fold customer-recruitment brochures and brochure holders. You may easily customize these four-color brochures to meet your needs. Quit Smart lapel pins and posters are also available. |
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What is included in the Quit Smart Leader Manual? |
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The 2009 Quit Smart Leader Manual reviews research findings and tells you how to present each aspect of the Quit Smart Stop Smoking program. Chapters include Introduction, Psychiatric Comorbidity, Nicotine Fading, Medications, Withdrawal Symptoms, Weight Gain, Stress Management, Hypnosis, Relapse Prevention, Lifestyle Balance, Social Support, Treatment Protocols, Hospitalized Smokers, Promotion, Worksites, and References. |
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Is use of the Quit Smart name/logo restricted? |
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Yes. Use of the registered trademark "Quit Smart" and logo in program identification and promotion is restricted to nonsmoking health professionals who:
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Is there more than one Quit Smart protocol? |
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Yes. Various program options allow you to match your Quit Smart program to the needs of your setting. Also, Quit Smart can be taught to a single tobacco user or to a group of tobacco users. |
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Why will a smoker enroll in my Quit Smart program? |
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Quit Smart gives smokers what they want, including a brand-switching method to gradually wean off nicotine, coping skills training, recommendations for medication(s) to ease withdrawal discomfort, and a hypnosis CD to increase confidence, relaxation and comfort. |
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I'm not sure I'm qualified to teach hypnosis. |
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We do not expect you to do individualized clinical hypnosis. In the Quit Smart procedure, hypnosis is taught via a CD. You will learn enough about hypnosis to introduce the hypnosis CD and to answer questions. |
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How much time does it take to teach Quit Smart? |
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Individual coaching takes three or four 50-minute sessions, with sessions devoted to Preparation, Quitting, and Maintenance. The group class can be taught in three or four 70 to 90 minute sessions. |
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Will Dr. Shipley teach the Certification Seminar himself? |
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Yes, and after the seminar he remains available for free phone and email consultations. |
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What if the Certification Seminar fails to meet my expectations? |
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You get your tuition back. The Quit Smart Leader Certification Seminar is unconditionally guaranteed. |
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How do I register for a seminar and get hotel reservations? |
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You may enroll online or send your name, address and daytime phone number with a check, purchase order or credit card information to Quit Smart, P.O. Box 99016, Duke Station, Durham NC 27708-9016. |
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How can I get more information about a Certification Seminar and the Quit Smart method? |
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Phone 1-888-737-6278 or email Dr. Shipley |