Pharmacologic and Nonpharmacologic Approaches to Smoking Cessation
Show: UAB Med Cast
Emily Staples, DO discusses pharmacologic and nonpharmacologic approaches to smoking cessation. She covers the latest medicational interventions and the 5 A technique that can improve a patient’s success and can be employed by any medical professional.
She also shares the 5 stages of change that alerts a provider that a patient is considering quitting.
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