Abstract
The majority of current Saudi cigarette smoking quitters are young males, well-educated with no or low monthly income. Most smokers start cigarette smoking during their adolescence. Most quitters are moderately or highly nicotine-dependent. The main reasons for relapse are the influence of their smoker friends or family members, and their inability to overcome cigarette cravings or nicotine withdrawal symptoms. The main motives for quitting are to improve health status, to obtain better quality of life, and to save the costs of smoking cigarettes. Motives for quitting differ significantly according to quitters' place of residence, age group, educational level, Fagerstr m scores, presence of previous failed attempts to quit.
