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  Vol. 281 No. 21, June 2, 1999 TABLE OF CONTENTS
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Adding Behavioral Therapy to Medication for Smoking Cessation

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To the Editor: The article by Dr Hughes and colleagues1 summarizing the recent advances in the pharmacotherapy of smoking was a much-needed update to the medical literature and provided valuable information for clinical physicians. However, an aspect that needs clarification is the most efficacious implementation strategy for adjunctive counseling used in a tobacco cessation program. Hughes et al suggest that behavioral therapy strategies with patients by telephone can be used rather than traditional face-to-face counseling. The Agency for Health Care Policy and Research meta-analytic review of tobacco cessation programs clearly stated that there is a dose-response relationship between the duration and length of counseling, and suggested a 20 min/wk session for at least 4 weeks. Lichtenstein et al2 suggest that telephone counseling can be effective but do not suggest it is as effective as face-to-face counseling. To our knowledge, there is no published empirical evidence directly comparing the 2 modalities . . . [Full Text of this Article]



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Recent Advances in the Pharmacotherapy of Smoking
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