Smoking Cessation: What Works?

From: OB GYN News | Date: January 15, 2001| Author: SATCHER, DAVID | Copyright information

It is no longer appropriate for physicians to wonder if it is their job to address patients' tobacco use or if they will be directly reimbursed for such work. It is time for them to turn to this question instead: What works?

New prevention and cessation treatments, medications, and approaches have been proven effective. Although our knowledge about tobacco control remains imperfect, we know more than enough to act now. Smoking rates among teens and adults could be cut in...

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