In December 2022, this quality standard updated and replaced the quality standards on smoking: supporting people to stop (published August 2013) and smoking: harm reduction (published July 2015). The topics were identified for update following the annual review of quality standards. The review identified:

• updated guidance on tobacco: preventing uptake, promoting quitting and treating dependence and
• that the quality standards on smoking: supporting people to stop and smoking: harm reduction should be combined.

For more information see update information below.

Overview | Tobacco: treating dependence | Quality standards | NICE