Smoking cessation: Increasing practice understanding and time-limited intervention strategy

The purpose of this article is to explore nicotine-addiction and smoking-ce ssation interventions while stressing the importance that physiological and psychological addiction on can have on smoking cessation. In designing thi s time-limited smoking-cessation plan, the benefits of pharmacotherapy, cog nitive-behavioral therapy, and social support are explored. Previous resear ch is applied to current practice strategy that Involves a multi-/interdisc iplinary team perspective. To facilitate the intervention process, a combin ation Intervention regimen that uses nicotine-replacement therapy, the poss ible use of antidepressant medications, and cognitive-behavioral therapy an d social support is suggested. Recommendations are made for constructing th is brief time-limited model for smoking cessation.