Coming Spring 2008

The U.S. Public Health Service Clinical Practice Guideline: Treating Tobacco Use and Dependence is the gold standard guide for healthcare providers on how best to help patients quit. The current update, to be published in Spring 2008, is underway and reflects an extraordinary partnership between the U.S. government and nonprofit organizations. Each member of this consortium is dedicated to improving the nation’s public health.

This guideline update is founded on more than 8,700 research papers published in peer-reviewed medical journals. There are 24 panelists who are experts in the field of tobacco cessation contributed to the draft of the update. The panel, chaired by Dr. Michael Fiore, employed an explicit, science-based methodology and expert clinical judgment to develop recommendations on the treatment of tobacco use and dependence. There were 81 external peer reviewers who provided feedback. Federal review agencies will examine the guideline before it is approved and published.

To read the June 2000 version of the Guideline, click here.