Carrie realizes that she smokes too many cigarettes and drinks too many alcoholic drinks every day.Acknowledging the serious effects her smoking and drinking can have on her health,she develops a plan to cut back on her smoking.She also checks herself into an alcohol treatment center and abstains from alcohol for four months.Carrie is in the ____ stage of readiness regarding her smoking and in the ____ stage of readiness regarding her drinking.

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According to the stages of change model, Carrie is in the preparation stage regarding both smoking and drinking because she has developed a plan for cutting back on smoking and has checked herself into an alcohol treatment center. However, she is in the action stage for abstaining from alcohol for four months. Therefore, the best choice is C, which includes preparation for smoking and action for drinking.

Carrie Realizes That She Smokes Too Many Cigarettes and Drinks