 People who have even a brief counselling session with a health care professional are more likely to quit smoking. The ASK, ADVISE, ASSESS, ASSIST, and ARRANGE model was developed to help health care professionals with their patients who smoke. The physician asks the patient about their smoking status at every visit; advises the patient to stop smoking; assesses the patients willingness to quit; assists the patient by setting a date to quit smoking, provides self-help materials, and recommends use of nicotine replacement therapy such as the nicotine patch; and arranges for follow-up visits. 