smoking event with jigsaw project and key project no smoking day 2011 wednesday 10 th march
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Smoking Eventwith Jigsaw Project
and Key Project
No Smoking Day 2011Wednesday 10th March
What is thisIn Feb 2011 Sector 3 Solutions came to St Mary’s
centre in South Shields to train Jigsaw Project and Key Project staff on Smoking Cessation in order to get support workers to start working with our young people to get them to stop smoking.
The training was very informative however we were aware that young people aged 16-25 are not interested in giving up smoking and are also difficult to get engaged. The training provider did not have material aimed at this hard to reach age group, and so we were aware that the task of Smoking Cession would be a difficult one
As a result we decided to hold an event on No-Smoking Day 2011 and invited Sector 3 to come along to see some examples of how we try to engage young people
What did we do?
Jigsaw Project and Key Project then held a ‘Smoking Event’ at St Marys on No-Smoking Day. Sector 3 came along to help run the event and provide some information on smoking and how to stop
The event was open to smokers and non-smokers alike, whether they wanted to give up or not – in order to get a debate going – with they aim to get young smokers to think about giving up … it was not an event to tell them to stop
Who attended
9 young people aged 19-24
From Jigsaw Project, Key Project and Places for People
Half male and half female
We had a mixture of some who smoked and some who don’t
What happenedThere were 4 stations
~ I smoke and I don’t want to stop~ I smoke and I want to stop~ I used to smoke and I have stopped~ I have never smoked
The young people sat at the stations appropriate to
them
The debate The young people
discussed their experiences and views on smoking within their group and then the group discussed them as a whole
There were lots of interesting points and common themes that came out
Common Themes
Parents Siblings
Mates
InfluencesHave
more money Better for health
Not Yet
Thoughts on Giving Up
Stress Relief
Bad for children (passive smoking)
Get Cancer
Costs Money
Stinks
Thoughts on Smoking
ACTIVITIESThere were various activities throughout the
session to get people thinking about smoking habits and effects of smoking
There was a quiz, some videos from You Tube covering the effects of smoking, the smoking habits of a toddler, a CO test, a Face Aging test, a money saving activity
After each activity the young people were given the opportunity to move to another stationThe hope was some would move from the ‘I don’t want to stop’ to ‘I do want to stop’ station
Did anyone move?At the start of the
session there was one person at the ‘I want to stop’ station
By the end of the session there was three people sat there
Stop smoking advise was given – the options on how to stop and where to get help
After some lunch, three of the participants then supported one young person to go to the chemist to see a cessation nurse to start his cessation programme. He is now on patches and an inhilator
Was it a success?Those young people who wanted to stop said it was
‘because of my health’; ‘if I have children in the future’; ‘to save money’
The aim of the session was to get young people to think about smoking – the fact that three of them actually decided to stop (1 third of the group!) – with one actually getting in touch with a cessation nurse and stopping there and then; was a fantastic success!
What did the young people think?
All the young people involved said that they thought the session was going to be boring and we were just going to preach to them to stop, but instead it had been really interesting
Using videos from You Tube helped to get the message across as it used real people
A comment from a young person on the clip of a todler smoking “It is funny at first but then when you realise what he is doing it is sick and makes you realise the effects of smoking on kids”
One young person asked if we could do a similar event featuring alcohol
100% of attendees said they enjoyed the session
100% of attendees said they found the information useful
Detailed information from the group work
I smoke and I don’t want to stopWHY DID YOU START SMOKING?
• ME MATES SMOKED• I STARTED SMOKING BECAUSE A KNOCKED AROUND WITH PEOPLE OLDER THAN ME • AT A SCHOOL TRIP AND EVERYONE ELESE WAS KNEW IT WAS WRONG SO REBBELLED
WHO GOT YOU INTO SMOKING• MATES• GIRLFREIND• PARENTS• SIBLINGS
WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT YOUR SMOKING• ALRITE• CALMING• STRESS RELIF• THEIR CHOICE• SECONDHAND SMOKE TO OTHERS • 20 YEARS AGO PEOPLE NEVER COMPLAINED • GOVERMENT BRAINWASHED PUBLIC
WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT GIVING UP SMOKING • GOOD IDEA NOT FOR ME TO 1 DAY??
WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT OTHER PEOPLE SMOKING• THEIR CHOICE • LOVE THEM- DON’T COMPLAIN
BY ZOE, CHARMAINE & LEE (Charmine and Lee ended up moving to the ‘I want to stop’ station)
I smoke and I want to stopWHY DID YOU START SMOKING• STARTED SMOKING COURSE MY FRIENDS DID THERE GAVE ME THEM WHAT GOT YOU SMOKING• STARTED OFF COURSE A WAS BORED
WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT PEOPLE SMOKING?• HORRIBLE• BAD BREATH• COMPLAINTS BY OTHERS• COUGHING
WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT GIVING UP• WHEN YOU STOP SMOKING YOU SAVE LOADS OF MONEY ITS UNREAL HOW
MUCH YOU SAVE • IF YOU WORKING YOUR MIND IS OCCUPIED DOING THE JOB?
BY PHIL/ LEE (Lee moved from ‘I don’t want to stop’ station)
I HAVE NEVER SMOKEDWHY DID YOU NOT START SMOKING?• DONT SMOKE NEVER GOING TO SMOKE • BAD FOR PEOPLE • YOU CLOTHES SMELL• FAMILY MEMBERS SUFFERED ILL HEALTH CAUSED BY SMOKING• DONT WANT TO SMELL OF SMOKE ON CLOTHES • WHEN YOU OUT ON A NIGHT OUT AND YOU DON’T SMOKE AND IF YOU DON’T STAND NEXT TO PEOPLE THAT SMOKE YOU
WILL NOT INHALE SMOKE OR SMELL OF SMOKE • OTHER PEOPLE ARE KILLING THEM • KIDS INHALE IT IN AND END UP BEING BAD • RATHER SPEND MY MONEY ON CLOTHES, SHOES, BAGS,OR ON MY CHILDREN• STINKS• CANCER
WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT OTHER PEOPLE SMOKING?• BREAST CANCER • LUNG CANCER • MOUTH CANCER • STINKS• BAD BREATH• RATHER SPEND MY MONEY ON OTHER THINGS• IF YOU CAN’T AFFORD TO SMOKE THEN DON’T SMOKE • HATE THE SMELL• SMOKERS COUGH• HATE WHEN PEOPLE SMOKE AROUD CHILDREN • LUNGS PACK IN • DO 10 STEPS AWAY FROM DOOR
BY VANESSA,ABBEY,MARC
WHY DID YOU START TO SMOKE?• STARTED WITH MATES • WHEN A HAVE A DRINK• 9-11WHO GOT YOU SMOKING?• MATES • FAMILY• BOYFREIND• GIRLFREIND• I USED TO SMOKE TO STOP ME EATING• STARTED SMOKING WHEN I STARTED SMOKING JOINTS TO MAKE THEM LAST LONGERWHY DID YOU STOP?• SMOKING KILLS (CANCER)• I USED TO LLOK AFTER A OLD MAN WHO BURNED HER HOUSE DOWN BY DROPPING TAB IN BED • I SMOKED COURSE IT HELPED WITH STRESS• I WONT SMOKE AROUND KIDS A HATE IT WHEN PEOPLE DO AS IT ANIT THERE FAULT IT WILL GET INTO THERE
LITTLE LUNGS 2• I WONT SMOKE IN THE FLAT DON’T WANT IT SMELLING ANS WALLS GOING YELLOW • WHEN A DRINK I END UP SMOKING • I GIVE UP FOR 6 MONTH ONCE THEN WHEN I WAS OUT A GOT OFFERED 1 AND A STARTED AGAIN• A CAN’T CONNECTRED ON MY WORK IF A DON’T HAVE A JOINT AND A TAB FIRST • WHEN A WATCHED MY UNCLE DIE OR CANCER AFTER SMOKING FOR AGES A GOT STRESSED AND THAT’S WHY A
STARTED TO SMOKE AGAIN BUT A STARTED SMOKING CANNBIS FIRST • WHEN AM STRESSED I START SMOKING AGAIN AND IT CALM ME DOWN WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT OTHER PEOPLE SMOKING?• I HATE WALKING PAST BUS STOPS ANS PEOPLE SMOKING AND A INHALE THE SMOKE • I HATE THE SMELL OF TABS ON CLOTHES • I AM SCARED TO DIE BUT DON’T WANT A FAMILY MEMBER TO DIE OF SMOKING • I HAVE SEEN A PART OF LUNGS TAKEN FROMA DEAD CANCER PATIENT WHO A DOCTOR HELPED BY A FAMILY
MEMBER BY KIRSTY AND JOSH
I USED TO SMOKE AND HAVE STOPPED
Results from the CO test
Kirsty – 3 = non smoker (she has actually just stopped)
Lee – 12 = light smoker (decided to stop as result of event)
Zoe – 16 = light smoker (currently smokes)Phil – 25 = heavy smoker (decided to stop
as result of event)Vanessa – 1 = non smoker (doesn’t smoke)Josh – 2 = non smoker (has just stopped)Charmaine – 8 = non smoker (decided to
stop as result of event)
0-11 = Non Smoker; 11-20 = Light Smoker, 20+ = Heavy Smoker
Results from feedback forms
I don’t smoke = 3 I used to smoke = 2
I do smoke and don’t want to give up = 1
I do smoke and do want to give up = 2How did you find the session?
= 8 = 0 = 0
How did you find the venue?
= 8 = 0 = 0
Did you find the info useful? Yes = 8 No =0Do you feel different about smoking? Yes = 4 No =4 (all were in relation to still not wanting to smoke)
Contact Details
Andrea Shield (Support Worker)Jigsaw ProjectDepaul UKSt Marys Centre, Tyne Dock, South
Shields NE35 5LZ
0191 496 [email protected]