title: Ask the doctor.  I am an 84-year-old woman who recently had stents placed in two coronary arteries.  The doctors, of course, told me to quit smoking.  I told them, as I have told all of my other doctors, that I have tried to quit but just can't.  I have tried the patch and Chantix, but neither worked.  Support groups aren't for me.  I have cut back, but that's as far as so-called willpower goes.  Hearing over and over again that I need to quit leaves me feeling depressed and weak.  Is there some news about current or future approaches that might give me and others like me some hope?
authors.forename: Thomas
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Lee
mesh_terms: D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D015906:Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary; D001294:Attitude to Health; D003324:Coronary Artery Disease / Q000628:therapy; D005260:Female; D006293:Health Promotion / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D010342:Patient Acceptance of Health Care / Q000523:psychology*; D012907:Smoking / Q000523:psychology*; D016540:Smoking Cessation / Q000379:methods / Q000523:psychology*; D000074606:Smoking Prevention