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Counseling and Interventions to Prevent Tobacco Use and Tobacco-Caused Disease in Adults and Pregnant Women
Release Date: April 2009
This topic page summarizes the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) recommendations on counseling to prevent tobacco use in adults and pregnant women.
Summary of Recommendations / Supporting Documents
This recommendation reaffirms the USPSTF's 2003 recommendation on Counseling to Prevent Tobacco Use and Tobacco-Caused Disease with respect to adults and pregnant women. Go to http://www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/uspstbac.htm to view the 2003 recommendation for children and adolescents. An updated recommendation on this topic for children and adolescents is being prepared. |
Summary of Recommendations
- The USPSTF recommends that clinicians ask all adults about tobacco use and provide tobacco cessation interventions for those who use tobacco products.
Grade: A recommendation. - The USPSTF recommends that clinicians ask all pregnant women about tobacco use and provide augmented, pregnancy-tailored counseling for those who smoke.
Grade: A recommendation.
Supporting Documents
Counseling and Interventions to Prevent Tobacco Use and Tobacco-Caused Disease in Adults and Pregnant Women, April 2009
Recommendation Statement (PDF File, 235 KB; PDF Help) Clinical Summary (PDF File, 55 KB; PDF Help)
U.S. Public Health Services Guideline: Treating Tobacco Use and Dependence: 2008 Update. Go to: http://www.surgeongeneral.gov/tobacco/.
Current as of April 2009
Internet Citation:
Counseling and Interventions to Prevent Tobacco Use and Tobacco-Caused Disease in Adults and Pregnant Women , Topic Page. April 2009. U.S. Preventive Services Task Force. http://www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/uspstbac2.htm
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