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  • Half of your patients who smoke will die from tobacco-related diseases.

  • You have a vital role in helping your patients attain a tobacco-free life.

  • Many smokers credit a healthcare professional's advice to quit as an important motivator for attempting to stop smoking or using tobacco.

  • Medicaid, Medicare and most other insurances cover tobacco cessation services.

  • You can help them quit smoking or using tobacco products by using proven and effective treatments for nicotine addiction, including medications and brief counseling.

  • When you treat your patients who use tobacco, long-term abstinence rates increase dramatically.

  • Most tobacco users want to quit.

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Clinical Guidelines

Strategies and recommendations designed to assist you in helping your patients quit tobacco.

Counseling

Supportive counseling consists of ways that you can best encourage, empathize, and engage your patients during their quit attempts.

Medication

Information and guides for various medications designed to help your patients quit tobacco.

Role of Health Systems

Information on the important role health systems play in tobacco-user's journey to quit.

Coding and Payment

Insurance and payment documents.

Helpful Resources

Printable documents, pamphlets, mobile apps, quick reference guides and more.

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