Treating tobacco dependence as a chronic illness and a key modifiable predictor of disease

Tobacco smoking has a causal effect on serious diseases affecting every organ system. Yet clinicians frequently fail to assess and treat tobacco dependence. Foulds et al briefly summarize the health effects of smoking and smoking cessation, and recommend that tobacco dependence should be assessed an...

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Veröffentlicht in:	International journal of clinical practice (Esher) 2010-01, Vol.64 (2), p.142-146
Hauptverfasser:	Foulds, J., Schmelzer, A. C., Steinberg, M. B.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Addictive behaviors Adult and adolescent clinical studies Biological and medical sciences Chronic Disease Chronic illnesses Clinical medicine Counseling Drug Therapy, Combination General aspects Hotlines Humans Medical sciences Motivation Nicotinic Agonists - therapeutic use Patient Education as Topic Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry Psychopathology. Psychiatry Referral and Consultation Retreatment Risk Factors Risk Reduction Behavior Smoking Smoking cessation Smoking Cessation - methods Tobacco Tobacco smoking Tobacco Use Disorder - mortality Tobacco Use Disorder - prevention & control Tobacco, tobacco smoking Toxicology
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Zusammenfassung:	Tobacco smoking has a causal effect on serious diseases affecting every organ system. Yet clinicians frequently fail to assess and treat tobacco dependence. Foulds et al briefly summarize the health effects of smoking and smoking cessation, and recommend that tobacco dependence should be assessed and aggressively treated like any other serious chronic illness.
ISSN:	1368-5031 1742-1241
DOI:	10.1111/j.1742-1241.2009.02243.x