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Advice and help from doctors can more than double odds smoker will quit successfully
Because a doctor’s advice and assistance more than doubles the odds that a smoker will quit successfully, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is partnering with five national physician groups on the new \”Talk With Your Doctor\” campaign to encourage smokers to ask a doctor for help. The campaign also encourages clinicians to ask patients if they smoke and offer assistance in helping them to quit. Almost 70 percent of all smokers say they want to quit, according to the National Health Interview Survey.
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