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A Review of Pharmacological and
Educational Approaches for Tobacco Cessation
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Angela L. Monson, MS, RDH1
John A. Romas, MPH, PhD2
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- Assistant Professor,
Minnesota State University, Mankato,
Mankato, MN
- Professor,
Minnesota State University, Mankato,
Mankato, MN
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Citation: Monson, A., Romas, J. A review of
pharmacological and educational approaches for tobacco cessation. The
Internet Journal of Allied Health Sciences and Practice. July 2005. Volume 3
Number 3.
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Abstract
Assisting patients to quit smoking
continues to be critical for all health care providers as the Surgeon
General’s report in 2004 reported a significant increase in the number
of diseases caused by smoking. Awareness of the extreme addictiveness
of nicotine may help health care providers increase empathy for
patients attempting to quit. Health care providers can identify the
patient’s stage of change, according to the Transtheoretical Model,
and incorporate appropriate pharmacological and educational methods to
aid in the quit attempt. |
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Keywords and terms:
Smoking, cessation, nicotine replacement, educational methods,
Transtheoretical Model, stages of change |
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