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Jan. 15 to Jan, 21 is National Non- Smoking Week and the following stories have been provided by the Stop Smoking Information Bureau. It is the bureau's intention to generate public awareness about the health risks of smoking and strategies on how to "join the quitting team." It's time to put your good intentions and New Year's resolutions into full gear by living up to your commitment to stop smoking. Follow these basic principles to help you kick the habit and start on the road to a smoke-free lifestyle. 1. Motivation It's the key to any goal. You must want to quit for yourself- not for your family, not for your friends. 2. Analyse Find out which situations make you crave a cigarette, write them down and look for a pattern. 3. Imagine Think of yourself as a non-smoker; healthy and smoke-free. 4. Support Enlist the aid of your family and friends. Talk to your doctor; he may recommend a smoking cessation aid, nicotine chewing gum, to help you cope with your community for smok- ing cessation programs offered by local health agencies. 5. Planning Stay away from situations you associate with smoking such as parties or bars. Not forever- just for now. 6. Activity Keep active. Take up a new hobby or rediscover an old one to take your mind off cigarettes. Terrace Bay-Schreiber News, Wednesday, January 7, 1987, page 7 January 15 to the 21 is non-smokers' week The Township of Schreiber Schreiber, Ont. renovatons at the Schreiber Chimo Clu TOWNSHIP OF SCHREIBER TENDER NO. MB(1) - 1987 CHIMO CLUB RENOVATIONS is now Becaptng tenders for , 307 Scotia St. Tender Closing time and date is: Wed. 21 January 1987, 4:00 p.m. Tender Forms and documents may be obtained trom the Schreiber Municipal Office, 608 Winnipeg St. (824-2711). Lowest or any Tender not necessarily accepted. 824-3336 CHIROPRACTOR Nor-Shore Chiropractor - Clinic MOUNTAIN VIEW PLAZA SCHREIBER WEDNESDAY 12 to 8:00 p.m. or Sportsworld 824-2506 «e° Derthis DRYCLEANING SERVICES JAN. 5 - 17 Comforters & Bedspreads ...... Sleeping Bags WINTER SPECIALS Mens & Ladies FAGERSTROM NICOTINE TOLERANCE SCALE Answer the questions and assign a value to each response. Each answer in column A equals "O". An answer in column B is worth "1" point. Give yourself "2" points for each answer in column C, Total the number of points to arrive at your final score. The highest possible score is "11". Results: [f you score "7" or more you are considered to be highly dependent on nicotine. If you score less than "6", your nicotine dependance is mild to moderate. A B Cc 1. How.soon after you wake up do you After 30 min Within 30 min --- smoke your first cigarette? 2. Do you find it difficult to refrain from No Yes _ smoking in places where it is forbidden, such as the library, theater, doctor's office? 3. Which of all the cigarettes you smoke in a Any other _ The first one day is the most satisfying one? than the first in the = one in the morning morning 4. How many cigarettes a day do you smoke? 1-15 16-25 More than 26 5. Do you smoke more during the morning No Yes -- than during the rest of the day? 6. Do you smoke when you are so ill that you No Yes _ are in bed most of the day? 7. Does the brand you smoke have a low, Low Medium High medium, or high nicotine content? 8. How often do you inhale the smoke from Never Sometimes Always your cigarette? | Beam =n be eS EE Se RE 7. Live Continue to eat normally and con- sider starting an exercise program to help avoid gaining weight. Try to en- . joy life. 8. Substitute Keep a bowl of low calorie snacks nearby. When you crave a cigarette, substitute a carrot stick, chew sugarless gum or have a diet drink instead of a high-calorie snack. 9. Reprogram Break the habit! If coffee signals cigarettes, switch to tea. An after din- ner cigarette? Go for a stroll in the moonlight instead. 10. Be optimistic Quitting is a process, not an event. If you slip up, don't get discouraged, try again. If you're a smoker and think you can kich the habit any time, think again. For many, smoking is not merely a simple habit but an addiction because nicotine, the drug found in cigarettes, is an addictive substance. Dr. Karl-Olov Fagerstrom, from the renowned Smoking Cessation Clinic at the Ulleraker Hospital in Uppsala, Sweden, conducted a series of studies over a one-year period to examine nicotine addiction. He discovered that smokers who had difficulty in quitting were usually more dependent on nicotine. He also found that the seriousness of withdrawal symptoms is determined by the degree of the smoker's nicotine dependence. These findings led Dr. Fagerstrom to develop the Nicotine Tolerance Scale to measure a smoker's dependence on nicotine. He found that people who scored 'Seven points and higher are considered more dependent on nicotine and often need help to stop smoking. Dr. Fagerstrom's research confirm- ed that more dependent smokers benefitted most from Nicorette, a nicotine chewing gum, to help them quit. As the holiday season approached, there was plenty of partying abound. These folk at the The gum alleviates the symptoms of nicotine withdrawal by substituting nicotine in a less harmful manner and without all the toxic substances found in cigarette smoke. Whenever the smoker feels the urge to smoke, he slowly chews a piece of nicotine gum. This allows the smoker to focus on overcoming some of the habits associated with smoking without hav- ing to cope with nicotine withdrawal. When the smoker no longer feels the urge to smoke, he gradually weans himself from the nicotine chewing gum. In order to determine your level of nicotine dependence, complete the Fagerstrom Nicotine Tolerance Scale. Once you have learned your score- that is, how dependent you are on nicotine- you can use that information to help plan your own personal smoking cessa- tion program. You may want help to quit. Talk to your doctor before deciding which smoking cessation approach is best for you. Moose Lodge did not let anything stand in their way of having a good time. THE LAW OFFICE OF EDWIN W. (TED) PAGET 2 Piece Suits......................... 4.99 can now accommodate clients in Schreiber & Terrace Bay : 4 oe For appointment, call: Plain Dresses....................... . 825-9379 or 9395 or 824-3122 SIMCOE PLAZA 302 SCOTIA, 2nd Fl. (above TRAILER PARK Schreiber 824-2617 7 Simcoe Plaza Terrace Ba 825-3776 Library) SCHREIBER, ONTARIO (Tues. 9 - 12.a.m. & 1 - 5 p.m.) TERRACE BAY, ONTARIO (Mon. - Fri. 10:00 a.m. - 5 p.m.)