A pilot project to embed a smoking cessation program in a primary care practice is showing very promising results.  See the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel's story that ran on July 6, 2010.

Staff support is provided by an AmeriCorps Community Service member and the project is funded jointly by the Legacy Foundation and the National Association of Community Health Centers.  Through the pilot, primary care providers 'assess and advise' their patients to stop smoking.  Patients with motivation are referred to the smoking cessation counselor to begin the process of quitting. 

During the first year of this pilot program, 49 of 53 smokers who began the program were able to quit smoking.  The pilot project will run through 2011, at which time a permanent source of funding will need to be found.

Everyone has different reasons for smoking and different counseling need to be tailored to each person to be successful.  However, you can download a PDF listing some of the generic components of a successful quit program here.