Increasing Tobacco Use Cessation

These interventions are designed to increase the number of people who stop using tobacco. Approaches range from providing support to people who are trying to quit to increasing the cost of tobacco products.

Task Force Recommendations & Findings

This table lists interventions reviewed by the Community Guide, with Task Force findings for each (definitions of findings). Click on an underlined intervention title for a summary of the review, and where available, Research-tested Intervention Programs (RTIPs).

The Task Force also recommends selected interventions that address two or more strategies to reduce tobacco use and secondhand smoke exposure.

Increasing the Unit Price of Tobacco Products	Recommended February 1999
Internet-Based Interventions	Insufficient Evidence December 2011
Mass Media Campaigns when Combined with Other Interventions	Recommended October 2009
Mass Media - Cessation Series	Insufficient Evidence May 2000
Mass Media - Cessation Contests	Insufficient Evidence May 2000
Mobile Phone-Based Interventions	Recommended December 2011
Provider Reminders when Used Alone	Recommended February 2000
Provider Reminders with Provider Education	Recommended February 2000
Provider Education when Used Alone	Insufficient Evidence February 2000
Provider Assessment & Feedback	Insufficient Evidence February 2000
Quitline Interventions	Recommended August 2012
Reducing Out-of-Pocket Costs for Evidence-Based Tobacco Cessation Treatments	Recommended April 2012

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