Table 3 Clients’ interest in different smoking cessation and harm reduction advice
From: Smoking and its treatment in addiction services: Clients’ and staff behaviour and attitudes
If you are interested in receiving advice, what sort of things would you be interested in hearing about? Advice on - | % Yes (n) | % Unsure (n) | % No (n) | % Don’t know enough (n) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Stopping smoking abruptly (total n = 72) | 53 (38) | 19 (14) | 28 (20) | |
Stopping smoking by gradually reducing the no. of cigarettes smoked (total n = 73) | 77 (56) | 5 (4) | 18 (13) | |
Replacing some cigarettes with other forms of nicotine delivery (total n = 76) | 87 (66) | 5 (4) | 8 (6) | |
NRT to help with withdrawals (total n = 77) | 60 (44) | 12 (9) | 8 (6) | 14 (18) |
Bupropion (Zyban) to help with withdrawals (total n = 65) | 17 (11) | 8 (5) | 6 (4) | 69 (45) |
Varenicline (Champix) to help with withdrawals (total n = 63) | 17 (11) | 6 (4) | 6 (4) | 70 (44) |