Supporting smoking cessation: a guide for health professionals.

Abstract

Supporting smoking cessation: a guide for health professionals is intended to serve as a resource for healthcare professionals providing advice for smoking cessation. Contents: â?¢ Introduction â?¢ Tobacco smoking: the scope of the problem â?¢ The role of health professionals â?¢ The â?~5Asâ?T structure for smoking cessation â?¢ Nicotine addiction â?¢ Pharmacotherapy for smoking cessation â?¢ Other pharmacotherapy options â?¢ Other forms of treatment and support for smoking cessation â?¢ Smoking reduction rather than smoking cessation â?¢ Relapse â?¢ Smoking cessation in high prevalence populations â?¢ Smoking cessation in populations with special needs â?¢ Secondhand smoke â?¢ Resources for health professionals