Abstract
Introduction: Though smoking in the US has declined by more than 50% since 1965, it continues to be the main cause of death. It is estimated that more than 480 000 premature deaths per year are related to smoking, it also account for more than $289 billion in health care burden. The recent numbers from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) show that more than fifteen percent of adults and approximately ten percent of high school students smoke cigarettes. But, when all tobacco products are included, the prevalence is higher than twenty percent and twenty five percent, respectively. The recent most commonly used tobacco products by high school students were electronic cigarettes, and hookah (9.4%), showing the increasingly challenging landscape for doctors. Additionally, most doctors report insufficient experience in tobacco management and many smokers do not get enough help to quit.
Aim of work: In this review, we will discuss smoking cessation counseling.
Methodology: We did a systematic search for smoking cessation counseling using PubMed search engine (http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/) and Google Scholar search engine (https://scholar.google.com). All relevant studies were retrieved and discussed. We only included full articles.
Conclusions: Though smoking in the US has declined by more than 50% since 1965, it continues to be the main cause of death. It is estimated that more than 480 000 premature deaths per year are related to smoking, it also account for more than $289 billion in health care burden. The recent most commonly used tobacco products by high school students were electronic cigarettes, and hookah (9.4%), showing the increasingly challenging landscape for doctors. In this review, we discussed smoking cessation counseling.