Smoking Cessation in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

• Published in: Seminars in respiratory and critical care medicine Vol. 36; no. 4; p. 491
• Main Author: Tashkin, Donald P
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 01.08.2015
• Subjects: Combined Modality Therapy; Counseling - methods; Electronic Nicotine Delivery Systems - methods; Humans; Nicotine - pharmacology; Nicotinic Agonists - pharmacology; Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive - etiology; Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive - prevention & control; Secondary Prevention - methods; Smoking - adverse effects; Smoking - therapy; Smoking Cessation - methods; Treatment Outcome; Varenicline - pharmacology

Smoking cessation is the most effective strategy for slowing down the progression of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and reducing mortality in the approximately 50% of patients with diagnosed COPD who continue to smoke. While behavioral interventions (including simple advice) have modes...