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The Action on Smoking and Health reports every six seconds someone dies from a smoking-related illness. On the world stage smoking is a serious issue, but new findings suggest each country has the ability to support smokers to quit.
In the latest review, experts concluded that globally countries can adopt measures to help their populations quit smoking. There were two main findings from the review. First, Cystine, a medication currently available in Europe, has been shown to help smokers quit. And second, training healthcare workers to give advice to their patients to quit should be part of their everyday work.