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Motivating patients to quit smoking is one of the greatest challenges in medicine. The adverse effects of smoking on a patient's general health and the enormous cost of the habit to society should make smoking cessation a priority for physician intervention. In this article, Dr Wong discusses the addictive properties of nicotine and the consequences of giving it up and outlines a simple four-step approach to behavior modification.
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Jeffrey G. Wong
Jeffrey G. Wong, MD Dr Wong is assistant professor of medicine, division of general internal medicine, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina. He is interested in resident education of the ambulatory adult patient.