Slovenia

PROGRAMME EMPTY HANDS – CLEAN LUNGS

Programme for: Young people -smokers, aged 15-19 years, regular smokers (daily or weekly) and occasional smokers (during the weekends),  motivated to quit smoking.
Direct aims of the programme: Spread information about the harmful effects of smoking, Become considerate of non-smokers, Change the wrong views about  smoking, ambivalent view on smoking, Understand one’s own  motives for smoking and smoking habits, Impact on frequency and the amount of smoked cigarettes, Gradual reduction of smoking and smoking cessation.
Indirect aims of the programme: Establish a new reference group for participants (find contacts between non-smokers), Social skill training (efficient communication, decision making, solving problems, withstanding peer pressure, setting aims), Recognise stress and learn relaxation techniques, Learn alternative ways of spending time and having fun.

Maja Bajt, Bachelor of Psychology; Institute of Public Health of the Republic of Slovenia

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