Help your patients quit smoking
The Office of the Surgeon General’s tobacco cessation website includes materials for clinicians and consumers, including a “quick” reference guide to recommended treatments for tobacco use and dependence. Of most interest to MI clinicians will be the recommended motivational strategies for smokers unwilling to make a quit attempt. They fall short of a true MI approach, but the 5A’s-5R’s counseling model is a good starting point for health care providers looking for a way to have a brief conversation about tobacco use with their patients.