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Increasing Tobacco Use Cessation

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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 for tobacco products Recommended
Mass media campaigns when combined with additional interventions Recommended
Mass media education: cessation series Insufficient evidence
Mass media education: cessation contests Insufficient evidence
Provider reminder systems when used alone Recommended
Provider reminder systems with provider education Recommended
Provider education when used alone Insufficient evidence
Provider assessment and feedback Insufficient evidence
Reducing client out-of-pocket costs for cessation therapies Recommended
Multicomponent interventions that include telephone support Recommended

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Disclaimer

The findings and conclusions on this page are those of the Task Force on Community Preventive Services 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.

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The Guide to Clinical Preventive Services

Together, the Community Guide and the Clinical Guide provide evidence-based recommendations across the prevention spectrum.

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