SCOTTISH smokers could be given a genetic test to help them to quit their nicotine habit.
Health officials in Glasgow are currently in talks over a screening test that would determine how best to help smokers quit.
One in four Scots currently smokes, and the test would work out how many out of a possible seven smoking genes each addict has.
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