See Your Doc to Stop Smoking
60-Second Mind
English - November 29, 2007 00:00 - 2 minutes - ★★★★ - 215 ratingsScience Technology science technology minute brain behavior psychology psychiatry neuroscience scientific american 60-second Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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Two researchers from the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health published a review in the November 20th issue of the Canadian Medical Association Journal, of several hundred smoking studies. They conclude that success in quitting depends on a combo of meds and non-pharmacotherapy, but that a key component is the role of the physician. Just advising a patient to quit, actually doubles their quit rates. And long term follow-up, at least one year, is critical the researchers say.