Free pdf of a guide for helping patients quit smoking from the US Dept. of Health and Human Services.
Office of the Surgeon General
You Can Quit Smoking Now! Resources for clinicians and patients.
Free CME on Tobacco Use and Dependence
Earn CME from Medscape. Registration is required. Thru 1/26/11
Upon completion of this activity, participants will be able to:
- Describe the rationale for treating tobacco dependence
- Explain why tobacco dependence is a chronic disease
- Initiate clinical interventions for tobacco users who are willing to quit as well as users who are not willing to make a quit attempt
- Assist users attempting to quit with strategies designed to prevent relapse
- Implement appropriate strategies to assist special populations of smokers
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