Final Update Summary: Tobacco Use in Adults and Pregnant Women: Counseling and Interventions - US Preventive Services Task Force

Final Update Summary: Tobacco Use in Adults and Pregnant Women: Counseling and Interventions - US Preventive Services Task Force





The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force released today a final recommendation statement on behavioral and pharmacotherapy interventions for tobacco smoking cessation in adults, including pregnant women.  To view the recommendation and the evidence on which it is based, please go to http://www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/Page/Document/UpdateSummaryFinal/tobacco-use-in-adults-and-pregnant-women-counseling-and-interventions. A fact sheet that explains the final recommendation in plain language is also available. The final recommendation statement can also be found in the September 22 online issue of Annals of Internal Medicine