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Self-Change in a Broader Context: Beyond Alcohol and Drugs

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Promoting Self-Change From Addictive Behaviors

In 2000, 23.3% of adults in the United States were current smokers and approximately 70% of them reported the desire to quit smoking completely. Among the estimated 42.4% ever-smokers, 50.6% were former smokers ( Centers for Disease Control and Prevention [CDC], 2002). In other words, about one-half of U.S. ever-smokers become nonsmokers during their lives (Hughes, Keely, & Naud, 2004).

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