TY - JOUR T1 - In smokers not willing to quit, counselling on smoking reduction plus free nicotine replacement therapy, compared with one-off cessation advice, increases the proportion achieving abstinence or reduction in smoking rate at 6 months JF - Evidence Based Nursing JO - Evid Based Nurs SP - 3 LP - 4 DO - 10.1136/ebn.2011-100224 VL - 15 IS - 1 AU - Roberta Heale Y1 - 2012/01/01 UR - http://ebn.bmj.com/content/15/1/3.abstract N2 - Commentary on: Chan SS, Leung DY, Abdullah AS, et al. A randomized controlled trial of a smoking reduction plus nicotine replacement therapy intervention for smokers not willing to quit smoking. Addiction 2011;106:1155–63.OpenUrlCrossRefPubMedWeb of Science ■ Counselling for smoking reduction along with free nicotine replacement therapy (NRT) are effective nursing interventions in reducing cigarette consumption and facilitating smoking cessation with the person who is not motivated to quit.■ Counselling about adherence to NRT may not be effective, however, further research about this intervention is warranted. Smoking rates have decreased but remain a global health problem. Intervention with smokers, such as the 5A's (ask, advise, assess, assist, arrange), has traditionally been dedicated to the person who wants to quit smoking.1 This study adds to the growing research that supports intervention with smokers who do not want to quit. The researchers sought to determine the effectiveness of smoking reduction counselling along with free NRT … ER -