How can a paraplegic person with nothing to do all day be able to quit smoking? -
a paraplegic person means that his legs or lower extremities are a paralyzed. He-s a 43 yr. old man who started to smoke when he was 18 yrs old. He was shot in the back and as a result, half of his liver was taken away and it resulted to his permanent paralysis. He also can-t control his urine anymore and has been using a catheter for 3 years now.
There are options available for anyone to quit smoking. People who use nicotine replacement therapy (like patches or gum) are 2 times more likely to quit than people who quit cold turkey. Ask him to talk with his doctor about using one of these methods. Also, the smoker has to want to quit. You can encourage someone to quit smoking, but it won-t do any good if they don-t want to stop. There are also pharmaceutical methods (like chantix or wellbutrin), but they may not be an option for this person because of the liver issue. Like I said, have him talk with his doctor who can recommend a method that is suited for this patient.
If he-s smoking out of bordem, perhaps he could pick up a hobby... something like painting, drawing, reading, building models etc. that will keep his mind off the next cigarette.