Helping Patients Quit

Professional contact with a person who uses tobacco is an opportunity to promote healthy change. These resources provide information on making effective cessation assessment, providing effective treatment, and making valuable resources available to patients and clients to help facilitate an end to their dependence on tobacco. It has been shown that patient satisfaction with their provider rises when toabcco use is addressed.

How to Talk to Patients

Assessment Tools

Medications

Withdrawal & Relapse

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