Steps to persuade people get rid of smoking (Personal advice originated from website reading notes)(http://www.wikihow.com/Persuade-Someone-to-Quit-Smoking)

1-      Show that you are worried about he/her healthy so that you come to persuade him\her to quit smoking;

2-      Mentioning the harm of passive smoking and how people who smokes might hamper the health of other innocent people around him\her; and cite the figure that there are half a million deaths related to second-hand smoking;

3-      Be patient, ask smokers to quit smoking in a gradual process; first eliminate the places to smoke stop smoking in public places, and then reduce the amount of cigarette consumed each day;

4-      Find something interesting or hobby to resist the impulse of holding a cigar in hand; such as stamp collecting, tea tasting, draw a picture, plant some flowers, groom a dog, play some ball games;

5- Be supportive and give positive feedbacks constantly, pay compliment whenever you see him\her making a progress and don’t too critical or furious when smokers worsen his\her habits.

    I hope all my friends are out of reach by cigarettes.