Preventive medicine
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Preventive medicine · Jan 2005
Randomized Controlled Trial Clinical TrialSmoking reduction intervention in a large population-based study. The Inter99 study.
Smoking reduction has been introduced as an alternative to smokers unable or unwilling to quit but has never been implemented in a population-based intervention. ⋯ The smoking reduction intervention was significant in self-reported reduction of tobacco consumption and subsequently increased motivation to quit. This may open new perspectives, with reduction as a first step towards cessation, a possible supplement to smoking cessation strategies.