PETALING JAYA: General practitioners (GPs) do not provide free counselling services to help smokers kick the habit, so patients seeking advice from them should be prepared to pay consultation fees.
“Asking GPs for help in this regard is just like visiting a psychiatrist to talk about problems,” said Malaysian Medical Association president Datuk Dr N. Arumugam.
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