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How to reduce smoking among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people
1MBBS, DTM@H, MMedSc, PhD, FAFPHM, Professor, Menzies School of Health Research, Charles Darwin University, Darwin, NT.
Background:
The harms of smoking and the benefits of smoking cessation are well-established. National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander smoking prevalence is high but decreasing.
Objective:
To summarise the evidence and recommendations about smoking in the 4th edition of the National Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation and Royal Australian College of General Practitioners' National Guide to Preventive Healthcare for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People.
Discussion:
General practitioners (GPs) can support their patients to quit smoking using the Ask Advise Help model. Ask all patients if they smoke and ensure that their current smoking status is recorded in the medical record. Advise all people who smoke to quit in a clear, non-confrontational way. Help all adults to quit by providing or referring to multi-session behavioural support and offering smoking cessation pharmacotherapies to all nicotine-dependent people who smoke. GPs can also promote anti-tobacco messaging and smoke-free activities led by Tackling Indigenous Smoking teams.
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