Why Don’t Smokers Want Help to Quit? A Qualitative Study of Smokers’ Attitudes towards Assisted vs. Unassisted Quitting

Why Don’t Smokers Want Help to Quit? A Qualitative Study of Smokers’ Attitudes towards Assisted vs. Unassisted Quitting

The development of prescription medication for smoking cessation and the introduction of evidence-based guidelines for health professionals has increasingly medicalised smoking cessation. There are debates about whether medicalisation is a positive development, or whether it has devalued unassisted...

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Main Authors: Kylie Morphett, Brad Partridge, Coral Gartner, Adrian Carter, Wayne Hall
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2015-06-01
Series:International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
Subjects:
smoking
smoking cessation
medicalization
attitude
qualitative research
Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/12/6/6591

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