The World Health Organization estimates that one in every ten people alive today will die a tobacco-related death. Approximately 1,200 people per day die in the United States alone.
Opportunities abound in numerous arenas.
Physicians need good referral sources, and often are only aware of public health resources or hospital-based programs. Worksite intervention is another avenue for programming, and can lead to practice-building opportunities. Researchers are also needed ample funding is available for warranted investigations with specialized populations. Much of this answer revolves around the addictive substance in tobacco, nicotine. Nicotine is seen as being as addictive as alcohol or heroin.