Smoking Cessation InterventionSmoking cessation is a tough mission to be gone through. However, there are many benefits of stopping smoking for long term health benefits, including reduced cumulative risk for cancer, especially for lung cancer. So, we need the smoking cessation intervention to quit smoking effectively to reduce the risk of smoking-related disease. Initially, we need to recognize the complexity of tobacco use which included the nicotine addiction with the interplay of social, psychological and biological factors. These factors should be paid attention during smoking cessation. Health care providers play the important role to assist the smokers to quit from smoking by providing both quitting aids and advices on health-related issues. During the time I was finding the information about how to quit smoking effectively and doing the cancer research, I foundClinical Practice Guideline for the Treatment of Tobacco Use and Dependencewhich was provided by the US Public Health Service to assist health care providers when delivering the cessation treatment. This should be a good guideline for the smokers to quit from smoking too. The guideline is produced based on a systematic research and analysis of scientific literature to assist health care providers in delivering smoking cessation treatment. 5 A's for Smoking Cessation Intervention 1. Ask about tobacco use 2. Advise to quit 3. Assess readiness to quit 4. Assist with quitting 5. Arrange follow up In conclusion, smoking cessation intervention has successfully helped many of smokers who wish to quit from smoking. By looking on the evidence of adverse impact of smoking which harms nearly every organ in our body, it is the time to encourage yourself and your beloved to stop smoking. Do you have any success story of smoking cessation? Come and share with us. |