Treating those not ready to quit smoking: Doing harm while trying to help?

Key Points

• Treatments aimed at smoking cessation may inflict harm on those not prepared to quit, complicating outcomes.
• Evidently, individuals in this unready state may experience increased anxiety associated with treatment efforts.
• Assessment involved observing treatment effects on various physiological and psychological aspects of unprepared smokers.
• This highlights the need for tailored interventions that consider a smoker's readiness to change behavior.