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. 2004 Feb 7;328(7435):338–339. doi: 10.1136/bmj.328.7435.338

Table 1.

Key points

• Motivation to stop smoking can be assessed with simple questions
• Once a decision to quit is made, success is determined more by the degree of dependence than the level of motivation
• Simple questions can identify heavily dependent smokers
• For high dependence, higher strength nicotine products may help