Counseling for Tobacco Cessation - Putting Prevention into Practice - American Family ...
Dec 1, 2001 - Case study: JT is a 54-year-old man who presents for a follow-up office visit. He requests refills on his prescriptions for enalapril and atorvastatin. You are aware that he is a smoker. Before you can initiate a discussion about his tobacco use, he excitedly reports that he has set a ...
American Family Physician : Putting Prevention into Practice
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2001/1201/p1881.html
e-Cigarettes More Effective Than Nicotine Replacement for Cessation of Tobacco Use in ...
Oct 1, 2019 - Among adults who smoked a median of 15 cigarettes per day, those who were randomized to receive e-cigarettes were more likely to be abstinent at one year than those who received nicotine replacement (number needed to treat [NNT] = 12).
American Family Physician : POEMs
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2019/1001/p442.html
Electronic Cigarettes for Smoking Cessation - FPIN's Help Desk Answers - American ...
Mar 15, 2016 - Nicotine-containing e-cigarettes may be more effective than placebo devices for smoking cessation. They may also aid in smoking reduction, but the quality of available evidence is low. Little is known about their safety.
American Family Physician : FPIN's Help Desk Answers
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2016/0315/p492.html
Individual Behavioral Counseling for Smoking Cessation - Cochrane for Clinicians - ...
Jul 1, 2018 - Individual behavioral counseling conducted by a trained therapist provides some benefit when compared with brief counseling and support; however, this benefit is less pronounced in the context of pharmacotherapy.
American Family Physician : Cochrane for Clinicians
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2018/0701/p21.html
Interventions to Facilitate Smoking Cessation - American Family Physician
Jul 15, 2006 - Tobacco use, primarily cigarette smoking, is the leading cause of preventable morbidity and mortality in the United States, and nearly one third of those who try a cigarette become addicted to nicotine. Family physicians, who see most of these patients in their offices every year, have ...
American Family Physician : Article
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2006/0715/p262.html
Nicotine Replacement Therapy for Smoking Cessation - Medicine by the Numbers - American...
Jul 1, 2015 - Studies show that 1 in 15 patients successfully quit smoking and 1 in 94 patients experienced chest pain or palpitations. Want to know more?
American Family Physician : Medicine by the Numbers
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2015/0701/od1.html
Practical Steps to Smoking Cessation for Recovering Alcoholics - American Family Physician
Apr 15, 1998 - Smoking rates among persons with a history of alcohol abuse are triple that of the general public. Strong evidence indicates that the risk of cancer and cardiovascular disease is higher in recovering alcoholics than in peers who smoke, but do not drink alcohol. Yet these persons often ...
American Family Physician : Article
https://www.aafp.org/afp/1998/0415/p1869.html
Reducing Tobacco Use in Adolescents - American Family Physician
Feb 15, 2008 - After steadily decreasing since the late 1990s, adolescent smoking rates have stabilized at levels well above national goals. Experts recommend screening for tobacco use and exposure at every patient visit, although evidence of improved outcomes in adolescents is lacking. Counseling ...
American Family Physician : Article
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2008/0215/p483.html
Should We Recommend Nicotine Replacement Therapy? - Cochrane for Clinicians - American ...
Jun 1, 2001 - Yes. The patient is highly nicotine-dependent, and for smokers with moderate to severe nicotine dependence, nicotine replacement therapy with or without bupropion should be offered as part of an intensive program of physician advice, counseling and follow-up. This answer is based on an ...
American Family Physician : Cochrane for Clinicians
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2001/0601/p2245.html
Smoking Cessation: Still Looking for a Miracle - Editorials - American Family Physician
Feb 15, 2001 - ...hundreds of millions of dollars have been spent and thousands of articles have been written on these topics, yet in our lifetime, all medicine's efforts have at best made a minimal impact on global tobacco consumption. I would not want to be misunderstood; the one-on-one encounter...
American Family Physician : Editorials
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2001/0215/p626.html
Varenicline (Chantix) for Smoking Cessation - STEPS - American Family Physician
Jul 15, 2007 - For every nine highly-motivated patients who use varenicline instead of placebo, one will not be smoking one year later. Although the cost of therapy is a limitation (total cost is approximately $360 for a three-month course), the easy dosage titration, lack of drug interactions, and ...
American Family Physician : STEPS
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2007/0715/p279.html
Varenicline for Smoking Cessation - Medicine by the Numbers - American Family Physician
Sep 1, 2017 - Do the benefits outweigh the harms of using varenicline (Chantix) for smoking cessation? Read more to find out.
American Family Physician : Medicine by the Numbers
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2017/0901/od1.html
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