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The Past, Present, and Future of Nicotine Addiction Therapy
Judith J Prochaska1, Neal L Benowitz2
1Stanford Prevention Research Center, Department of Medicine, Stanford University, Stanford, California 94305;
Abstract:
The tobacco addiction treatment field is progressing through innovations in medication development, a focus on precision medicine, and application of new technologies for delivering support in real time and over time. This article reviews the evidence for combined and extended cessation pharmacotherapy and behavioral strategies including provider advice, individual counseling, group programs, the national quitline, websites and social media, and incentives. Healthcare policies are changing to offer cessation treatment to the broad population of smokers. With knowledge of the past and present, this review anticipates what is likely on the horizon in the clinical and public health effort to address tobacco addiction.
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