special subjects
Smoking Cessation
Introduction
Most people who smoke want to quit and have tried doing so with limited success. Effective interventions include cessation counseling and pharmacologic treatment, such asvarenicline,bupropion, or anicotinereplacement product. withdrawal symptoms associated with smoking cessation and the intense feelings of craving make it very difficult to stop smoking. Approximately 70% of adults who smoke in the United States say they want to quit ( Reference ), but only a small percentage are successful. (See also Smoking and Other Tobacco Use and 