Tobacco Cessation Guideline
Transcript
Tobacco Cessation Guideline
This is a National Audio Teleconference sponsored by the User Liaison Program, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, conducted June 27, 2000.
(NARRATOR):
About one-third of all smokers in the United States, or 20 million adults, will try to quit using tobacco this year. Most will try to quit on their own, going "cold turkey," but only one million of them will be able to stay tobacco-free. A new guideline issued by the U-S Public Health Service should increase the success rate. It contains the latest findings for medications and counseling therapies that work. Surgeon General David Satcher, the nation's top doctor, challenged doctors and others in the health care industry to use this information to help their patients quit all tobacco use.
(SATCHER):
THE GOOD NEWS IS THAT MANY OF THESE SMOKERS WANT TO QUIT; BUT THE BAD NEWS IS THAT IT'S NOT EASY TO BREAK FREE FROM THE ADDICTION OF TOBACCO. STARTING TODAY [WEDNESDAY, JUNE 27, 2000], EVERY DOCTOR, NURSE, HEALTH PLAN, PURCHASER AND MEDICAL SCHOOL IN AMERICA SHOULD MAKE TREATING TOBACCO DEPENDENCY A TOP PRIORITY.
(NARRATOR):
Studies show that tobacco users who have the help of their health care professionals have the best chance of quitting. This new information will provide important new tools for both of them. Copies of the clinical guideline or of the consumer guide called "You Can Quit Smoking" are available by calling 1-800-3-5-8-9-2-9-5. That's 1-800-3-5-8-9-2-9-5. This is Mike Weiner reporting.
Internet Citation:
Audio News Release Transcript: Tobacco Cessation Guideline. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, MD. http://www.ahrq.gov/news/tr627.htm