Shelton G E
Cancer Pract. 1993 May-Jun;1(1):49-55.
Smoking cigarettes is the most preventable cause of disease and death in our society. Over 400,000 deaths annually in the United States are directly associated with the use of cigarettes. More than 40 million adult Americans have quit smoking cigarettes, or approximately half of all living adults in the US who have ever smoked. However, every day more than 3000 children and adolescents initiate tobacco use. Primary prevention strategies are the preferred methods to decrease tobacco use. Healthcare professionals in a variety of settings have multiple opportunities to offer antismoking messages to nonsmokers. For current smokers, the process of quitting remains a very difficult task. When readiness to quit is acknowledged by a smoker, he or she is faced with many choices about available smoking cessation modalities. Healthcare professionals are in key roles to decipher program offerings and to guide smokers toward successful strategies for quitting. This article gives an overview of various modalities used in smoking cessation programs and discusses their strengths and quit rates.
吸烟是我们社会中最可预防的疾病和死亡原因。在美国，每年有超过40万人的死亡与吸烟直接相关。超过4000万美国成年人已经戒烟，约占所有曾经吸烟的在世美国成年人的一半。然而，每天仍有超过3000名儿童和青少年开始使用烟草。一级预防策略是减少烟草使用的首选方法。各种环境中的医疗保健专业人员有多次机会向不吸烟者传递反吸烟信息。对于目前的吸烟者来说，戒烟过程仍然是一项非常艰巨的任务。当吸烟者承认有戒烟意愿时，他或她会面临关于可用戒烟方式的许多选择。医疗保健专业人员在解读项目内容并引导吸烟者采用成功的戒烟策略方面起着关键作用。本文概述了戒烟项目中使用的各种方式，并讨论了它们的优势和戒烟率。
