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Overview
UW Health Smoking Cessation staff are trained experts in the field of smoking cessation and have led the development of the United States public health service clinical practice guideline for quitting smoking.
Working together, program staff helps individuals understand the effects of tobacco use and explains the most effective physical and psychological aspects of quitting tobacco use. These include integrated individual and group counseling and all FDA-approved medications for treating tobacco dependence, including combination therapies. Patients may be referred to the University of Wisconsin Center for Tobacco Research and Intervention (UW-CTRI), the lead center on the University of Wisconsin campus for treatment of tobacco addiction.
Our services
UW Health Smoking Cessation staff in Madison, Wis., includes physicians, clinical psychologists and registered nurses trained in the best ways to help you quit smoking.
Working together, program staff helps individuals understand the effects of tobacco use and explains the most effective physical and psychological aspects of quitting tobacco use. These include integrated individual and group counseling and all FDA-approved medications for treating tobacco dependence, including combination therapies.
Comprehensive, state-of-the-art tobacco dependence treatment
Individualized treatment plans, including counseling and medications
Specialized assessment involving carbon monoxide and pulmonary function testing
Open-ended group support for relapse prevention
UW Health Smoking Cessation Clinic staff - physicians, clinical psychologists and others - are trained experts in the field of smoking cessation. We have led the development of the United States public health service clinical practice guideline, Treating Tobacco Use and Dependence.
Working together, program staff helps individuals understand the effects of tobacco use and explains the most effective physical and psychological aspects of quitting tobacco use. These include integrated individual and group counseling and all FDA-approved medications for treating tobacco dependence, including combination therapies.
Smokers calling the Wisconsin Tobacco Quit Line (1-800-QUIT-NOW) are four times more likely to quit smoking successfully than those who try on their own, according to an independent survey evaluating the Quit Line's second year of operation.
Resources
The resources listed below include an array of competent advice on how to quit smoking. You can use these resources as a complement to UW Health's smoking cessation services in your effort to quit smoking.
University of Wisconsin Center for Tobacco Research and Intervention: includes the organization's Center for Tobacco Research and Innovation Resources
smokefree.gov: Free, proven methods for those trying to quit smoking, including self-help guides, instant support, and interactive tools available.
Quit Smoking: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) site includes tips, health information and support phone numbers.
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