44. The "5 A's" Model for Treating Tobacco Use and Dependence-2008 (continued)
Treating Tobacco Use and Dependence: 2008 Update Overview
Text version of slide presentation.
A flowchart of the treatment process.
Ask: Do you currently use tobacco? If "no," ask: Have you ever used tobacco? If "no," arrange followup. If "yes," Assess: Have you recently quit? Any challenges? If the answer is "no," go to Assist: encourage continued abstinence and arrange followup. If the answer is "yes," Assist: provide relapse prevention and Arrange followup.
If the answer to the first question, "Do you currently use tobacco?" is yes, Advise to quit. Then Assess: Are you willing to quit now? If the answer is no, Assist: intervene to increase motivation to quit and arrange followup. If the answer to the question, "Are you willing to quit now?" is "yes," Assist: provide appropriate tobacco dependence treatment and Arrange followup.
