Smoking Cessation

Smoking remains the leading preventable cause of premature death and a leading cause of illness and mortality. Veterans are disproportionately affected by smoking-related illnesses as the rate of smoking among veterans seen in the VA health care system is higher than that of the U.S. population. Many of our patients began using tobacco while in the military. Therefore, smoking and tobacco use cessation remains one of the biggest public health challenges in VA today.

Smoking Cessation Main Topics & Sections

Clinical Topics in Tobacco Cessation

Information on clinical care topics, including dosing and duration of nicotine replacement therapy and best practices in tobacco control within the VA.

Best Practices in Tobacco Control in the VA

Information on patient-level interventions and provider and clinic-level interventions - including levels of treatment, programs to support treatment, telephone counseling, and hospital based tobacco use cessation programs.

Products & Publications

Smoking Cessation materials including guides, brochures, reports, VA directives, VA policy, information letters, conference proceedings, and clinical practice guidelines