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Helping smokers quit

May 13th, 2008 · No Comments

A May 7 JAMA commentary discusses the recently revised Public Health Service clinical practice guideline Treating Tobacco Use and Dependence: 2008 Update. A panel reviewed more than 8,700 articles on smoking cessation.  The guideline details the 7 medications currently approved by the FDA for helping smokers quit, and the growing importance of counseling, especially via national “quitlines.”

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