The Agency for Health Care Policy and Research developed the Clinical Practice Guidelines on Smoking Cessation in 1996.
- The first major guideline is that every person who smokes should be offered a smoking cessation treatment at every office visit.
- On average, offering advice raised long-term quit rates from 7.9% to 10.2%
Smoking Cessation: Clinical Practice Guideline Number 18. Agency for Health Care Policy and Research, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, April 1996. |
