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Research Needs: Smoking Cessation References Introduction Current Practice Rationale Guidelines Questions Method Research proposal to develop international guidelines for delivery of smoking cessation treatment in primary care Why is smoking cessation treatment valuable? Tobacco dependence is one of the agents the most responsible for avoidable illness and death in the world today.1 Smoking cessation is the only effective intervention to slow the progress and improve outcome in COPD.2 Smoking cessation is also important in all other respiratory conditions and improves outcome in a number of other diseases.3 It is a highly cost-effective intervention.4