Slide Presentation from the AHRQ 2007 Annual Conference

Tobacco Use Treatment

• Tobacco Use Treatment
• Screening
  • Coverage begins at age 18 (coverage provided for younger populations depending on medical need)
  • Eligible at every medical encounter
• Counseling
  • Brief counseling (in-person) and intensive counseling (in-person or telephonic)
  • 2 courses of 6 counseling session each calendar year (total of 12 sessions per year)
• Treatment
  • All FDA-approved nicotine replacement products and tobacco cessation medications, as prescribed by a clinician

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