Tobacco Publications
NHS Health Scotland tobacco resources for practice, education and information.
Tobacco publications for the public:
Aspire to stop smoking magazine
Light, personal magazine that informs existing smokers about the health risks associated with smoking, encouraging thoughtful consideration for a quit attempt, motivates smokers into contemplating giving up, or to try again if they have attempted before but have not succeeded, and to signpost those smokers who are contemplating giving up towards NHS smoking cessation services.
How to stop smoking and stay stopped
'How to stop smoking and stay stopped' is a booklet for smokers who are seriously thinking about stopping smoking. The booklet aims to help smokers finally decide if they are ready to stop and how to go about stopping. The booklet also answers common questions smokers have about stopping.
Passive smoking - Unclouding the issue leaflet
'Passive smoking - unclouding the issue' explains passive smoking and the health risks associated with passive smoking. You'll find answers to commonly asked questions about passive smoking and advice about reducing the harmful affects of passive smoking.
Fresh Start booklet
This booklet is helpful if you are a smoker who's trying for a baby, pregnant or have just had a baby. Find out about reasons to quit, the effects of smoking, and how to get support when stopping smoking.
For health professionals:
A guide to smoking cessation in Scotland 2010
This guide contains three documents: 'Helping smokers to stop - Brief interventions', 'Planning and providing specialist smoking cessation services' and a 'Brief intervention flowchart'.
Smoke-free in mental health services in Scotland - Implementation Guidance
The Guidance will clearly articulate the benefits behind the drive for a change to smoke-free and the expectation that NHS Boards will implement smoke-free policies in mental health services.
An atlas for tobacco smoking in Scotland
This atlas presents estimates of current smoking prevalence – via tables and maps – at a number of relevant administrative levels. These estimates are perhaps most useful at the level of Community Health Partnerships (CHPs) and below, where such estimates have not been available in this form before. Used judiciously along with local knowledge they should help target smoking-cessation initiatives and assist other efforts to reduce tobacco harm.
NHS Health Scotland commentaries on NICE guidance:
- Scottish briefings on NICE public health Guidance on Brief interventions and referral for smoking cessation in primary care and other settings – summary version
- Scottish briefings on NICE public health Guidance on Workplace health promotion: how to help employees to stop smoking – summary version
- Scottish briefings on NICE public health Guidance on Smoking cessation services in primary care, pharmacies, local authorities and workplaces, particularly for manual working groups, pregnant women and hard to reach communities
- Scottish perspective on NICE public health Guidance on School-based interventions to prevent smoking among children and young people
NICE Public Health Guidance on Quitting Smoking in pregnancy has been considered and incorporated into 'A Guide to smoking cessation in Scotland 2010'.
View a complete list of all Tobacco publications for the public and health professionals
Reviewed 30 May 2011