The more intense the treatment, the more effective it is in producing long-term abstinence from tobacco.
Smokers who take part in regular (weekly) support/cessation programs do significantly better than those who do not.
Addiction cessation programs that are targeted specifically to nicotine addiction are successful in helping smokers quit.
Smokers differ in the time and energy they are willing and/or able to invest in an attempt to quit.
Smoking Cessation: Clinical Practice Guideline Number 18. Agency for Health Care Policy and Research, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, April 1996. |
