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| December 20, 2005 | COPYRIGHT 2003 Financial Times Ltd. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

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Children as young as 12 are to be offered nicotine patches by school nurses as part of a scheme launched today to help young addicts quit smoking.

The initiative will see pupils at six secondary schools in County Durham given support to kick their habits.

Pupils will be encouraged, but not required, to seek parental approval to use the patches.

Kathy Camsell, the school nursing lead for Derwentside primary care trust (PCT), said: "Helping these young people to stop smoking is one of the biggest impacts we are likely to have on their future health."

Derwentside PCT and the government's Sure Start scheme…

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