The aim of this report is to describe a smoking cessation program held in an urban bus company which implemented a smoke-free environment policy. The aim of the program was to offer cognitivebehavioral counseling to workers who wished to quit smoking, facilitating the transition to a smoke-free environment and reducing healthcare costs associated with smoking for both the employee and the employer. Method: the program was conducted in three stages: assessing the number of smokers (n=90; 13% of total employees), assessing their level of nicotine dependence (n=30; 33% of smokers) and offering smoking cessation assistance consisting of education and counseling in groups (n=16; 13% smokers agreed to participate). There were four weekly meetings in the company, lasting two hours each, and a fifth meeting thirty days later as a follow-up. Results: the program was efficient, as 7 quitted smoking and 9 reduced their consumption. Conclusion: psychologists can be comitted to maintain a smoke-free environment and the effect of smoking in organizations using planned cognitive-behavioral interventions similar to the one described in this report.
Smoking; Organizational psychology; Cognitive-behavioral therapy; Mental health
