Smoking Cessation | Helping Patients Quit Smoking 🚬

What is Smoking Cessation? How can you help patients quit smoking? Watch this video for a brief overview of this topic!
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➡️ What is Smoking Cessation?
Smoking cessation is the process of quitting smoking. This can be done through various methods, including nicotine replacement therapy, medications, and behavioral counseling.

➡️ Smoking Risks
- Lung cancer
- Heart disease
- Stroke
- Other respiratory illnesses

In addition to the health risks, smoking is also costly. The average smoker spends over $1,000 per year on cigarettes. Respiratory therapists can play a vital role in helping patients quit smoking in order to improve their overall health.

➡️ Nicotine Replacement Therapy
Nicotine replacement therapy is a type of smoking cessation therapy that helps reduce withdrawal symptoms and cravings associated with quitting smoking. It has been shown to help increase the chances of quitting smoking by 50-70%.

➡️ Types
- Nicorette gum
- Nicotrol inhaler
- Nicotine transdermal patches
- Nicotine nasal spray
- Prescription medications

➡️ Medications
- Bupropion (Zyban)
- Varenicline (Chantix)

➡️ Behavioral Counseling
In addition to medications, behavioral counseling is also an important part of smoking cessation. This type of counseling can help people change their behaviors and thoughts about smoking. Counseling can also help people develop coping skills to deal with withdrawal symptoms. Respiratory therapists are often involved in this process.

➡️ Respiratory Therapist’s Role in Smoking Cessation
Respiratory therapists can play a vital role in helping their patients quit smoking by providing information about the following:
- Risks
- Types of quitting methods
- Counseling services

➡️ How to Calculate Pack-Years
Pack-years is a way to measure how much a person has smoked over their lifetime. It is calculated by multiplying the number of packs of cigarettes smoked per day by the number of years the person has smoked. For example, if a person smoked two packs of cigarettes per day for 10 years, their pack-years would be 20.

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⏰TIMESTAMPS
0:00 - Intro
0:20 - What is Smoking Cessation?
0:32 - Risks
0:59 - Nicotine Replacement Therapy
1:15 - Types
1:36 - Medications
1:54 - Behavioural Counseling
2:15 - Respiratory Therapist’s Role in Smoking Cessation
2:40 - How to Calculate Pack-Years for Smokers?

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