There are usually four stages smokers go through in the process of quitting, which include:
- Contemplation (thinking about quitting but not ready to quit) Smokers consider quitting smoking in this stage, but they plan to do it sometime in the near future (probably six months or less) …
- Preparation (getting ready to quit) The decision to quit has been made at this stage …
- Action (quitting) People actively try to stop smoking …
- Maintenance (remaining a non-smoker)