Nurses’ Advice Boosts Smokers’ Chances Of Quitting
Despite countless public service ads, educational programs and the scary warnings on cigarette packs, roughly one in every five American adults still smokes. However, a new systematic review finds that nurses can get the “quit now” message across effectively. The analysis of 31 clinical studies comprising 12,000 adult smokers finds that smokers offered advice by nurses have an increased likelihood of quitting compared to smokers without such intervention.
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