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Answers to your questions health prevention Smoking cessation

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Is it a good idea to quit smoking overnight because of a group effect, even though you haven't prepared for it?

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Group sessions can be a useful way of helping people to stop smoking. They double the chances of success, compared with simply handing out information leaflets. And quitting smoking cold turkey poses no health risk. In fact, the success rate is higher among smokers who choose to quit cold turkey. On the other hand, these strategies may not be effective without prior preparation.


For further information, we recommend that you consult :
- Tabac info service website
- The Santé Publique France website and its section on tobacco
- The "Amelie" health insurance website and its thematic file on tobacco


And more specifically, the resources you can consult to stop smoking:

- Tabac info service: the application that suggests ways to stop smoking, which you can download here.
- 3889: a free telephone service staffed by tobaccologists, Monday to Saturday, 8am to 8pm.
- A tobaccologist: a professional who can help you quit under the right conditions, easily found on the tabac info service website here

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