Medicines to help Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people stop smoking – health workers guide

This guide is for health professionals working with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people who want to quit smoking. It has information on medicines that can help quit smoking, including nicotine replacement therapy (NRT).

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Medicines to help Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people stop smoking – a guide for health workers

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The guide for health professionals explains how NRT and other medicines help Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people stop smoking.

Topics covered include:

  • why stop smoking
  • nicotine addiction and withdrawal
  • ways to stop smoking
  • nicotine replacement therapy (NRT)
  • NRT and pregnancy
  • NRT and young people
  • other medicines to help quit smoking
  • how these medicines are supplied

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