Abstract
The authors are developing an online resource to assist with smoking cessation advice. It is available at
From Volume 45, Issue 4, April 2018 | Pages 298-309
The authors are developing an online resource to assist with smoking cessation advice. It is available at
During the second part of this article the ‘Transtheoretical Model’ of smoking cessation is discussed, which allows an understanding of the ‘stage’ of smoking or cessation patients currently occupy. Dental professionals can then tailor their brief advice to patients' individual needs.
Most tobacco users continue their use because they are addicted to nicotine. By smoking, long-term users modify their brain chemistry, meaning that it can be very difficult for individuals to stop.1 This can be replaced with ‘clean nicotine’ via nicotine replacement therapy (NRT), or the pleasurable effects of nicotine can be removed through utilization of pharmacotherapies.
Although nicotine plays a large part in an individual smoking, the process is undoubtedly multi-factorial. Pharmacology, genetics, learned habits and social/environmental factors all play their part.2 By smoking, users feel they can regulate their mood alongside their mental and physical abilities.3 Stop smoking services attempt to address these barriers during an individual's smoking cessation attempt.
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