title: Treating tobacco dependence as a chronic illness and a key modifiable predictor of disease.
authors.affiliation: School of Public Health, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, New Brunswick, NJ, USA.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Foulds
authors.forename: A C
authors.initials: AC
authors.lastname: Schmelzer
authors.forename: M B
authors.initials: MB
authors.lastname: Steinberg
mesh_terms: D002908:Chronic Disease; D003376:Counseling; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination; D015277:Hotlines; D006801:Humans; D009042:Motivation; D018722:Nicotinic Agonists / Q000627:therapeutic use; D010353:Patient Education as Topic; D012017:Referral and Consultation; D019233:Retreatment; D012307:Risk Factors; D040242:Risk Reduction Behavior; D016540:Smoking Cessation / Q000379:methods; D014029:Tobacco Use Disorder / Q000401:mortality / Q000517:prevention & control*
chemical_list: D018722:Nicotinic Agonists