Anesthesiologists Help Patients Extinguish Smoking Habits

In the United States, an estimated 25.9 million men (23.9 percent) and 20.7 million women (18.1 percent) are smokers. In spite of decades of dire warnings about the dangers of tobacco use, people of all ages continue to use cigarettes and other tobacco products. In response to the continuing tobacco epidemic, the American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) formed a Smoking Cessation Initiative Task Force in 2006. ASA Member David O. Warner, M.D.

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Filed under: Smoking / Quit Smoking on June 1st, 2008