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Guilford Publications
Rather than debating about the utility of a metric, consider using motivational interviewing to collaborate with people to focus on the big picture. http://www.nova.edu/gsc/forms/mi_rationale_techniques.pdf
This is a good book. https://www.amazon.com/dp/1593856121/
Good luck!
Most of what I know has come from short courses run by or for the UK National Health Service (past employee), texts like the ones below, as well as personal experience (medical professional, relapsing addict, friend/ partner of other addicts). These are both excellent, turned my thinking and approach to my clients on its head.
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Health-Behavior-Change-Mason-MSocSc/dp/0702031534/
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Motivational-Interviewing-Health-Care-Applications/dp/1593856121/
There is a cr@pton of research in smoking cessation, weight management and drug addiction if you have access to health journals (I don't and am on an ancient netbook). Read up on the transtheoretical model/ stages of change, the psychology of entrenched behaviours if you are interested.
Edited for wrong version of a book, duh.