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pare to the used of modern medicine only. The and Intarakumhang Na Rachasima S, et. al
[13]
experimental group received medication with (2012) noted that the average number of
integration of Thai traditional medicine that cigarettes smoked per day was more than
has been suggested for taking care of health ten. After the study, the average number of
i.e. natural foot reflexology, use of herbs to help cigarettes smoked per day deceased in both

stop smoking, lozenges, herbal tea and white the experimental and control groups. These re-
flowers capsule ride. Many previous studies sult indicated that this program can decrease
showed that some herbs can help the smoker the number of cigarettes smoked per day and

to stop smoking such Thripopskul W (2011) leading to stop smoking in some individual..
(4) showed the efficacy of Vernonia cinerea in Nicotine addiction levels that used to
smoking cessation. measure the severity of smoking addiction,

In our study, Almost all subjects were were evaluated by the Fagerstrom test. Before
male. Most of them smoked more than female, the study, the median of nicotine addiction

which is in concord with the results of many score was three. Nicotine from smoking a
previous studies on smoking behavior in cigarette rapidly reaches the brain in as little
Thailand [7,10-13] . Almost all subjects have a stage as seven seconds after inhalation. The elimina-

of contemplation to stop smoking before par- tion half-life of nicotine is two to three hours,
ticipating in this interventions; but, they felt meaning that the level of nicotine in the blood

that they are not ready to quit smoking. Thus, decreases by 50% after a smoker stops smok-
this is a challenging reason for researchers to ing for that length of time [14-15] . The study of
[7]
have an effective to encourage participants to Kuwalairat P, et. al (2015) and Chaijandee P,
stop smoking. As a result, activities must be et. al (2016) demonstrated that the nicotine
[16]
organized to suit each individual with different level can decrease after the intervention of
of the readiness to quit smoking. smoking cessation program or by consuming

From this study, smoking addiction some medication.
results were evaluated by the number of Breath concentrations of carbon mon-
cigarettes smoked per day, nicotine addiction oxide greater than 4-6 ppm. were assessed

levels and carbon monoxide concentration in for the risk of carbon monoxide poisoning or
exhaled breath. The average number of ciga- recent exposure to carbon monoxide and used

rettes smoked per day was 10.59, This results to differentiate smokers from nonsmokers [17-18] .
is consistent with the study of Kuwalairat P, This value decreased after our intervention at
et. al (2015) , Kleebpratoom P, et. al (2016) three and six months in both groups. Previ-
[7]
[11]