TY - JOUR T1 - Smoking reduction with nicotine replacement and motivational advice reduced smoking in people unmotivated to quit JF - Evidence Based Medicine JO - Evid Based Med SP - 18 LP - 18 DO - 10.1136/ebm.10.1.18 VL - 10 IS - 1 A2 - , Y1 - 2005/02/01 UR - http://ebm.bmj.com/content/10/1/18.abstract N2 - Carpenter MJ, Hughes JR, Solomon LJ, et al. Both smoking reduction with nicotine replacement therapy and motivational advice increase future cessation among smokers unmotivated to quit. J Consult Clin Psychol 2004;72:371–81.OpenUrlCrossRefPubMedWeb of Science 
 
 Q In smokers unmotivated to quit, how effective is a telephone-based smoking reduction intervention using either nicotine replacement therapy (NRT) and brief advice or motivational advice plus brief advice? Clinical impact ratings GP/FP/Primary care ★★★★★★☆ Design: randomised controlled trial. Allocation: {unconcealed*}†. Blinding: {unblinded*}†. Follow up period: 6 months. Setting: USA. Participants: 616 adults ⩾18 years of age (mean age 39 y, 70% women, 89% white) who smoked ⩾10 cigarettes/day and were not interested in quitting. Intervention: telephone-based reduction counselling plus NRT (nicotine gum, 4 mg; or nicotine patch, 7 mg, 14 mg, or 21 mg) plus brief advice to quit smoking after 6 weeks (n = 212, reduction aided by NRT [r-NRT] group); telephone-based motivational advice plus brief advice to quit plus NRT … ER -