CONTENTS The Guest Editor vii Preface ix 1. European Respiratory Society activities for a smoke-free Europe 1 G. Viegi, L. Carrozzi, F. Pistelli 2. The role of chest physicians in tobacco control: a historical perspective. 8 From health education in school to smoking cessation in hospitals P. Bartsch 3. Smoking cessation in public health and in clinical practice: two different 17 perspectives for the chest physician S. Nardini 4. The costs of smoking and the economics of smoking cessation 23 C. Lazzaro, S. Nardini 5. Review of current smoking cessation guidelines 35 C. Gratziou 6. Assessment of the patient 44 K.O. Fagerström 7. The stage-of-change model in smoking cessation in respiratory patients: 51 does it need to be revisited? G. Barbano, M.C. Bressan, S. Nardini 8. How to communicate with the smoking patient 57 K.O. Fagerström 9. Psychological and behavioural interventions for smoking cessation 61 C.A. Jiménez-Ruiz 10. Pharmacological treatment for smoking cessation 74 C.A. Jiménez-Ruiz 11. Organising a network for smoking cessation: the role of general practitioners 98 G. Invernizzi, G. Bettoncelli, R. Boffi, S. Nardini 12. The effect of active and passive smoking on inhaled drugs in respiratory 100 patients G. Invernizzi, A. Ruprecht, P. Paredi, R. Mazza, C. De Marco, R. Boffi The European Respiratory Monograph Number 42 December 2008 Contents MON 42.qxd 20/02/2009 11:46 Page 1