SMOKING CESSATION .1. AN OVERVIEW OF RESEARCH

Although tobacco smoking has long been recognized as having negative h ealth consequences, more than one quarter of the US adult population s mokes. This article presents (a) national trends in the prevalence of tobacco smoking, (b) health consequences associated with tobacco smoki ng and tobacco's mode of action (how tobacco/nicotine cause the proble ms), and (c) a brief overview of the smoking cessation treatment liter ature and several recommendations based on the review of research.