The Pharmaceutical Journal
Vol 276 No 7390 p254
4 March 2006

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Drop-in centre helps smokers with their cessation attempts

Pharmacists are providing smoking cessation advice to smokers in South Shields as part of a community initiative called “Drop in 2 quit”.

The drop-in clinics are being held on eight consecutive weekends and are staffed by pharmacists and pharmacy staff qualified as smoking cessation advisers. The first week’s session, held on 18 February, attracted over 200 smokers, of whom 172 were issued with nicotine replacement therapy products via a local “care in the chemist” prescription form.

David Carter, chairman of Gateshead and South Tyneside Local Pharmaceutical Committee and a smoking cessation adviser, explained that smokers who register with the service are expected to return each week for further advice and supplies.