7.0 Introduction

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7.0 Introduction

7.1 Quitting activity

7.2 Health and other benefits of quitting

7.3 The process of quitting

7.4 Assistance with quitting

7.5 Intensity of intervention

7.6 Cost-effectiveness analysis of smoking interventions

7.7 Personal factors associated with quitting

7.8 External factors associated with quitting

7.9 Policy measures associated with quitting

7.10 Role of general practice and other health professional settings

7.11 Methods, services and products for quitting—methods

7.12 Methods, services and products for quitting—self-help printed and electronic resources

7.13 Methods, services and products for quitting—Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)

7.14 Methods, services and products for quitting—telephone advice and assistance

7.15 Methods, services and products for quitting—more intensive support

7.16 Pharmacotherapy

7.17 Combined interventions

7.18 Unproven methods

7.19 Interventions for special groups

7.20 Towards a national cessation strategy

Acknowledgments

References

Most Australian smokers regret having started smoking1 and have made at least one attempt to quit.2

Successful cessation may take a number of attempts, most former smokers having progressed through a number of attempts and relapses before attaining long-term abstinence.3 The most effective cessation interventions combine behavioural support with drug treatment.4–6