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The multiple, and often catastrophic, adverse affects of smoking are well known. All patients who currently smoke should be encouraged to quit and should be offered the supports that are readily available within primary care. In most cases, helping patients to quit smoking will be the single most effective health invention that primary care providers can provide.

This section provides practical information on screening, assessing and managing patients who are trying to quit smoking. It includes links to other professional resources, including best practice guides and patient information materials, including self-help resources.

This section of the Toolkit is now available in French. We will continue to develop the French language version of the Toolkit, one section at a time.

Contents

Frequently asked questions (FAQs)

• FAQ: Screening for smoking
• FAQ: Assessing patients who smoke
• FAQ: Managing smoking cessation
• Facilitating the quitting process
• Overview of nicotine replacement therapy (NRT)
• Recommending nicotine replacement therapy (NRT)
• Other medications for smoking cessation
• Acupuncture and hypnosis
• Special populations
• FAQ: Billing in Ontario

Tools and resources

• Assessment tools
• Guidelines and other toolkits
• Information on pharmacotherapies
• Other online resources

Patient information

• Brochures and handouts
• Telephone-based support
• Online support
• Information about medications
• Self-assessment
• Other smoking cessation resources

References