Table 3.
Knowledge of methods used as part of smoking cessation strategies (n = 207)*
| Patient not know of any techniques | 82 |
| Use of food-related items | 66+ |
| Going “cold turkey” | 35 |
| Unable to name a technique | 33++ |
| Varied other methods | 33 |
| Forms of nicotine replacement therapy | 20 |
| Tablets/buproprion | 11 |
| Specialised cigarettes | 9 |
| Weaning | 9 |
| Data unknown | 5 |
*
Sometimes multiple. Please refer to text for more complete details
+
Most commonly the use of sweets and chewing gum were indicated
++
Unable to name a technique even though they had indicated knowledge of different techniques