Approaches to Promote Health Behavior Change and Smoking Cessation, with Hasmeena Kathuria, MD

HCP Live April 20, 2024
Abigail Brooks, MA

In this Q&A, Kathuria explains the current state of smoking cessation programs and how health care providers can help patients combat their tobacco dependence.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention cites tobacco use as the leading cause of preventable disease, disability, and death in the United States, with 2021 data suggesting about 28.3 million US adults smoke cigarettes and more than 16 million people live with at least one disease caused by smoking.¹

Like other chronic diseases, tobacco dependence is a relapsing disorder frequently requiring repeated intervention and long-term support. Thus, many patients struggling to quit rely on support from health care providers, a topic discussed by Hasmeena Kathuria, MD, associate professor of medicine at Boston University School of...

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