A Strong Call for Awareness of Quitting Smoking at Erbaa Square: “Free Your Breath, Break the Cycle!”

A Strong Call for Awareness of Quitting Smoking at Erbaa Square: “Free Your Breath, Break the Cycle!”

Our Faculty of Nursing Department, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Gülçin Demirdil, Lecturer Özlem Seymen, and third-year nursing students organized an awareness event titled “Free Your Breath, Break the Cycle!” at Erbaa Square, sending a powerful social message against cigarette addiction. Brochures on the physical, psychological, and social effects of smoking were distributed at the booth, and citizens were provided with one-on-one information. At the event, participants created a shared awareness space by writing their reasons for quitting smoking on a large board with the theme “Break the Cycle,” and took their first steps toward overcoming addiction with the “Symbolic Intention Writing” exercise. The event, which attracted considerable interest from the people of Erbaa, served to strengthen individuals' motivation to quit smoking and raise awareness in the community about healthy living and combating addiction.