Methods for Stopping Cigarette Smoking
Authors: HEALTH AND PUBLIC POLICY COMMITTEE
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1986)

Position Paper1 August 1986Methods for Stopping Cigarette SmokingHEALTH AND PUBLIC POLICY COMMITTEEHEALTH AND PUBLIC POLICY COMMITTEESearch for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-105-2-281 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptThe importance of quitting cigarette smoking cannot be overemphasized. Smoking is "a causal or facilitating factor in the development of lung and bladder cancer, coronary heart disease, cardiovascular disease, emphysema, and chronic bronchitis" (1) and is widely recognized as the greatest single cause of premature, preventable death (2). Yet, 30 years after the first widely published reports of the adverse impact smoking has on health, millions of Americans continue to smoke.Ninety percent of smokers would like to quit (3), and an estimated 15% attempt to quit each year (4). 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