| Dear
Healthcare Provider:
- Tobacco
smoking remains the leading preventable killer of
your patients
- Most
of your patients who smoke want to quit
and want help in quitting
-
New Jersey is exceptional in offering face-to-face
treatment (NJ QuitCenters)
- The
Tobacco Dependence Clinic at the UMDNJ-School of
Public Health
offers comprehensive, state-of-the-art treatment
to help smokers stop and improve their health
-
We have treated over 3,000 smokers and
have excellent outcomes, published
in the medical literature
- We
utilize
- Individual
assessments of smoking behavior and quit history
-
Individual behavioral counseling sessions
-
A multidisciplinary team of trained tobacco
treatment specialists
-
Group treatment programs
-
The latest in cessation medications, including
combination medications
and the new medication, Chantix
- Continued
follow-up and relapse prevention
- We
have established a FAX-TO-QUIT
system to facilitate referrals to this service
- Please
see the linked
form and begin referring your patients today
- We
are happy to help your patients stop smoking and
improve their health
- We
will do the work of smoking cessation treatment,
so you don’t have to!
Please
call with any questions about our services
Sincerely,
Michael B. Steinberg, MD, MPH
Medical Director
Tobacco Dependence Clinic
UMDNJ-School of Public Health
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