Update on smoking cessation
It is no surprise to physicians that the Surgeon General's latest report states that smoking affects every organ system. The tobacco cessation guideline from the USPHS that recommends nicotine replacement therapy or bupropion for nearly all patients who smoke remains an effective strategy.
Publish date: October 1, 2004
Michael C. Fiore, MD, MPH , Eric C. Westman, MD, MHS
Michael C. Fiore, MD, MPH , Eric C. Westman, MD, MHS
It is no surprise to physicians that the Surgeon General's latest report states that smoking affects every organ system. The tobacco cessation guideline from the USPHS that recommends nicotine replacement therapy or bupropion for nearly all patients who smoke remains an effective strategy.