title: Treatment of nicotine addiction.
abstract: The best available data show smoking to be by far the most important cause of disease and death in our society, contributing to an average of 1000 deaths every day. Although a large majority of current smokers express a desire to quit, the majority of "self-help" attempts to quit are not successful. Further, most smokers indicate never having received advice on cessation from healthcare providers. The combination of pharmacotherapy and behavioral interventions, even on a minimal level, have been shown to be effective in cessation. Such strategies are certainly highly cost-effective, given the enormous costs to society of smoking-related illnesses. Therefore, it is important that all healthcare providers provide at least some form of smoking cessation programs for their patients.
authors.affiliation: Department of Public Health Sciences, Baylor College of Dentistry/TAMHSC, Dallas, Texas, USA.
authors.forename: D L
authors.initials: DL
authors.lastname: Jones
authors.forename: C C
authors.initials: CC
authors.lastname: Mobley
mesh_terms: D000279:Administration, Cutaneous; D000281:Administration, Intranasal; D000328:Adult; D001521:Behavior Therapy; D016642:Bupropion / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000697:Central Nervous System Stimulants / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002638:Chewing Gum; D003362:Cost-Benefit Analysis; D003376:Counseling; D003812:Dentist-Patient Relations; D018765:Dopamine Uptake Inhibitors / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D008487:Medical History Taking; D009330:Nebulizers and Vaporizers; D009538:Nicotine / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D010353:Patient Education as Topic; D011109:Polymethacrylic Acids / Q000627:therapeutic use; D011145:Polyvinyls / Q000627:therapeutic use; D016540:Smoking Cessation / Q000191:economics / Q000379:methods*; D061485:Tobacco Use Cessation Devices; D014029:Tobacco Use Disorder / Q000145:classification / Q000191:economics / Q000628:therapy*
chemical_list: D000697:Central Nervous System Stimulants; D002638:Chewing Gum; D018765:Dopamine Uptake Inhibitors; D011109:Polymethacrylic Acids; D011145:Polyvinyls; D016642:Bupropion; D009538:Nicotine