Message from Surgeon General
About this program
Authors, Credits and Funding
References
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Health effects

Cardiovascular
disease

Cancers
COPD
Oral health
Chronic conditions
Acute conditions
Complications

Hypertension

Healing from surgery

Healing from injury


Health effects (cont'd)
Complications for other conditions

Hypertension

Healing from surgery

Healing from injuries


Socioeconomic consequences

Health care costs

Secondhand smoke
Frequent illness

Cost

Attractiveness


Assessing tobacco use and readiness to change

Identifying tobacco users in the clinical setting


Determining a patient's readiness to change

Introduction

Current tobacco users

Former tobacco users

Cessation counseling

Introduction

Overall advice


Willing to quit

Introduction

Quit plan


Challenges

Follow-up

Advice

Unwilling to quit

Motivation

Follow-up

Advice


Recently Quit

Introduction

Advice

 

Pharmacotherapy

Introduction


Use criteria

Overview

Pregnancy and lactation

Cardiovascular disease

Depression

Contraindictions

Dosage


Over the counter products

Nicotine gum

Nicotine patches


Prescription products

Bupropion SR

Nicotine patches

Nicotine inhalers

Nicotine nasal spray

Special populations

Overview

Pregnant women

Ethnic minorities

Psychiatric patients/
substance use

Children and
adolescents

Older individuals

Uninsured and
underserved

Non-cigarette tobacco products

Bidis

Cigars

Clove
(kretek) cigarettes

Pipes

Smokeless
(spit) tobacco

 

Counseling algorithm
Resources

Organizations

Websites

Printable Tobacco Cessation Materials