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Tobacco Use and Dependence

Friday's Progress Notes - November 1, 2002
Mental Health Information - Vol. 6 Issue 17
Published by athealth.com - athealth.com

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CONTENTS

1. Behavioral and drug therapies for smoking cessation
2. Nicotine replacement therapy
3. Clinical practice guideline for treating tobacco use
4. School-based life skills training to prevent smoking
5. Teens influenced by sexual content of smoking advertisements
6. Pediatrician's role in reducing tobacco use and exposure
7. Why we smoke and how we quit
8. Support for those trying to quit


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Dear Colleagues,

Tobacco use poses an enormous public health problem. It is the single greatest cause of disease and premature death in America today. Worldwide, more than 1 billion people smoke, and tobacco is responsible for more than 4 million deaths each year. Unfortunately, the decision to smoke is usually made before the age of 18 - without regard for the long-term health consequences. Incorporating tobacco use prevention and smoking cessation programs within the health care delivery system is good public health policy and should become a routine part of caregiving.

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John L. Miller, MD


1. AMERICAN FAMILY PHYSICIAN
Smoking Cessation: Integration of Behavioral and Drug Therapies
Combined use of behavioral and drug therapies can dramatically improve the patient's chance of quitting smoking.
http://www.aafp.org/afp/20020315/1107.html

2. AMERICAN FAMILY PHYSICIAN
Should We Recommend Nicotine Replacement Therapy
The author presents a clinical scenario and provides an evidence-based answer.
http://www.aafp.org/afp/20010601/cochrane.html

3. US DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Treating Tobacco Use and Dependence: Clinical Practice Guideline
Topics include assessment, clinical interventions, counseling, pharmacotherapy, special populations, and weight gain.
http://www.surgeongeneral.gov/tobacco/treating_tobacco_use.pdf

4. ALCOHOL RESEARCH AND HEALTH
Preventing Alcohol and Tobacco Use Through Life Skills Training
Life skills training is a school-based approach designed to prevent alcohol, tobacco, and other drug use among young people.

5. MEDSCAPE
Sexual Content of Advertisements and the Smoking Process of Teens
This study found that a high percentage of adolescents perceived sexual content in advertisements that plays a role in the process of smoking. (Free Medscape registration is required for access.)

6. AMERICAN ACADEMY OF PEDIATRICS
Tobacco's Toll: Implications for the Pediatrician
Pediatricians play a crucial role in reducing both tobacco use (by children, adolescents, and their parents) and exposure to tobacco smoke.
http://www.aap.org/policy/re0041.html

7. NATIONAL ACADEMY PRESS
Dying to Quit: Why We Smoke and How We Stop
The public health struggle is a mere shadow compared with the inner struggles of tobacco users themselves. Make no mistake - this is a struggle to the death.
http://bob.nap.edu/html/dying-to-quit

8. QUITNET
Quit All Together
QuitNet, operated in association with Boston University, features quizzes, information, and 24/7 support from others trying to quit.
http://www.quitnet.com


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