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Research Needs: Smoking Cessation References Introduction Current Practice Rationale Guidelines Questions Method What is the current status of smoking cessation treatment? Effective treatments for tobacco addiction have been identified in recent years.5 Most of them are based on addressing tobacco dependence as a chronic addictive condition that often requires repeated interventions.6 Most treatments are based upon behavioural therapies and effective pharmacotherapies.7 Even brief interventions double the chances of long term abstinence.8