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How to Manage: Smoking cessation
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How to Manage: Smoking cessation
Monday 1 February 2021, 06:00 AM

There are two main steps in helping people to stop smoking: prompt them to make a quit attempt, then provide support to help increase the chances their attempt is successful. This article, by Hayden McRobbie and John McMenamin, summarises strategies and tools that can be used to help people stop smoking
Learning objectives, Describe the nature of tobacco dependency
Explain the steps to successful smoking cessation
Discuss the use of pharmacological treatments and vapi
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