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Encouraging smokers to stop: what you can do

Description:This guide is for all health professionals who see smokers during the course of their work. The guide is based on systematic reviews of the evidence, outlined in the Smoking Cessation Guidelines for Scotland: 2004 Update, published by Health Scotland and ASH Scotland and available at www.healthscotland.com/tobacco. Any treatments not mentioned in this guide either have insufficient evidence of effectiveness, or are not regarded as first-line treatments.
Date:1 September 2004
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How to use this guide
Flow chart
Why your role is so important
What you can do: a step-by-step guide
Medications
Smoking cessation services and further help
The health risks
References
Why it is worth stopping

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