Physician counseling is an important element in many smoking-cessation strategies.
Physician intervention can be an effective strategy for smoking prevention and cessation. Community Intervention Trial for Smoking Cessation and NCI and the American Cancer Society's American Stop Smoking Intervention Study, stimulate community involvement by identifying major community groups and organizations that can support interventions. Fiore MC, Novotny TE, Pierce JP, et al. Cohen S, Lichtenstein E, Prochaska JO, et al. Public Health Service.