Doctors Could Do More to Reduce Smoking

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By Jon Greenberg on Monday, August 2, 2004.
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In New Hampshire, an estimated 440 million dollars a year is spent treating the diseases caused by smoking. It would seem reasonable that doctors and other health care professionals would be leading the charge to help smokers quit. But a new study finds that many of them are overlooking some simple steps that could make a big difference.

New Hampshire Public Radio's Jon Greenberg has more.

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