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).
| Increasing the unit price of tobacco products | Recommended |
| Internet-based interventions | Insufficient evidence |
| Mass media campaigns when combined with other interventions | Recommended |
| Mass media--cessation series | Insufficient evidence |
| Mass media--cessation contests | Insufficient evidence |
| Mobile phone-based interventions | Recommended |
| Provider reminders when used alone | Recommended |
| Provider reminders with provider education | Recommended |
| Provider education when used alone | Insufficient evidence |
| Provider assessment & feedback | Insufficient evidence |
| Reducing client out-of-pocket costs for cessation therapies | Recommended |
| Multicomponent interventions that include telephone support | Recommended |
Disclaimer
The findings and conclusions on this page are those of the Community Preventive Services Task Force and do not necessarily represent those of CDC.
Sample Citation
The content of publications of the Guide to Community Preventive Services is in the public domain. Citation as to source, however, is appreciated. Sample citation: Guide to Community Preventive Services. Increasing tobacco use cessation. www.thecommunityguide.org/tobacco/cessation/index.html. Last updated: MM/DD/YYYY.
- Page last reviewed: February 9, 2011
- Page last updated: December 29, 2011
- Content source: The Guide to Community Preventive Services
The Guide to Clinical Preventive Services
Together, the Community Guide and the Clinical Guide provide evidence-based recommendations across the prevention spectrum.Contact Us:
- Community Guide Branch
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