Tobacco Publications
NHS Health Scotland tobacco resources for practice, education and information.
Tobacco publications for health professionals
Updates and guides for health professionals working in the health area of tobacco, including NHS Health Scotland commentaries on NICE guidance.
For the public:
Aspire to stop smoking magazine
Light, personal magazine that inform existing smokers about the health risks associated with smoking, encourage thoughtful consideration of a quit attempt, motivate smokers into contemplating giving up for the first time, or to try again if they have attempted to before but have not succeeded and to signpost those smokers who are contemplating giving up towards NHS stop smoking 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
You'll find this booklet helpful if you're 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:
Smoking Cessation Update 2007
This paper updates on guidance and recent developments since the Smoking Cessation Guidelines for Scotland: 2004 Update (NHS Health Scotland and ASH Scotland 2004). Developments that are expected to give guidance within the next year are also included.
Smoking Cessation Guidelines for Scotland - 2004 update
This document was commissioned by NHS Health Scotland and ASH Scotland. The document makes recommendations for the organisation and implementation of clinical interventions to promote smoking cessation in Scotland. Aimed at health professionals at all levels involved in smoking cessation.
Encouraging smokers to stop:what can you do
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. The first page of this document contains a flow chart that shows the pathway a professional can follow in raising the subject of smoking with patients, establishing if they are interested in stopping and then pointing them to the most effective help available.
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.
Tobacco Facts: A resource pack for teachers, youth workers and those working with children and young people on tobacco issues was developed to offer an up-to-date resource on tobacco education for teachers. The pack, published in 2008, includes a planning grid for teachers with factsheets and suggested classoom activities.
NHS Health Scotland commentaries on NICE guidance:
- NHS Health Scotland Commentary on NICE Public Health Guidance on brief interventions and referral for smoking cessation in primary care and other settings – summary version
- NHS Health Scotland Commentary on NICE Public Health Guidance on workplace health promotion: how to help employees to stop smoking – summary version
- NHS Health Scotland Statement 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
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Reviewed 28 January 2010