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He said: The HSE advises that smokers are up to twice as likely to quit when they receive support from a trained adviser and up to four times more likely to stop if they also use stop smoking medication. The charity, which campaigns on public health issues for heart and stroke patients, is also calling for the introduction of a national heart failure registry, a five-year hypertension national awareness campaign, and a high-level review of taxation to incentivise a reduction of high amounts of fat, salt and sugar in food.