March 1, 2010
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Commentary
A wallet card with information on quitting smoking presents a simple strategy to address a vital public health concern. This article is part of a special issue on tobacco cessation in the March 2010 edition of the American Journal of Preventive Medicine.
January 1, 2005
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Commentary
Previous research has demonstrated that individuals who are severely addicted to cigarettes may have more difficulty quitting, higher rates of relapse and greater risk of smoking-related diseases than lighter smokers. The effectiveness of current to ...
March 1, 2010
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Commentary
In conjunction with other advances in treatments to address tobacco use and dependency, health professionals in clinical settings increasingly are talking to patients who smoke about quitting. Clinical systems, however, need to change to improve tobacco treatment implementation.