How would you help chain SMOKERS to stop smoking?

firstly, let him cut the relashionship with the friends that smoke. Then let him develope another habit like chewing gum when ever he feels like a smoke.

I have seen many smokers who always regret about starting to smoke, when they are informed of the bad affects on health, but at the same time they say they cannot quit it now since it's a part of their life and they cannot live without it.Is it a bittersweet relationship where they both love and hate them. They may love cigs because it relaxes them and they may hate it because cigs are destroying their health and they know it.

i believe that there's no one else that can help him to do that but himself. if he is really determined to do it, he can do it by all means and at no cost. but if he's not, no matter what you do, he would always have reasons not to do it. you can only help him by giving him moral support and understand his moods swings that is caused by his stopping of the habit.

I would first say that your friend is not going to stop smoking if he doesn't want, he comes from his own will to stop. You can always support him and say encourage things but you will be there for him when he wants to stop smoking, okay? That is how it was with my grandpa and aunt, you could tell them over and over, but they only can choose themselves to quit and I supported them when they decided to quit :D. Pablo

A person can only quit when he is ready for it but you can encourage them till then but it has to come within himself. I was a smoker but i quit only when i was completely ready till then i never cared what people told me & this must be the same with him .You can motivate him to stop & suppourt him.