RT Journal
A1 Brender E, Lynm C, Glass RM
T1 SMoking cessation
JF JAMA
JO JAMA
YR 2010
FD December 8
VO 304
IS 22
SP 2548
OP 2548
DO 10.1001/jama.304.22.2548
UL http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/jama.304.22.2548
AB 
Quitting smoking (smoking cessation ) is one of the most important things you can do to improve your health and well-being. People who stop smoking decrease their risk of cancer, heart disease, stroke, and early death. Women who stop smoking before or during pregnancy reduce their risk of infertility or having a low-birth-weight baby. Most smokers in the United States report that they want to stop smoking, but kicking the smoking habit can be difficult. Most ex-smokers try several times, often as many as 8 to 10 times, before they are able to quit for good. The results are definitely worth those efforts. The December 8, 2010, issue of JAMA includes a study reporting that smoking cessation treatment can be successfully combined with treatment for posttraumatic stress disorder. This Patient Page is based on one previously published in the December 12, 2007, issue of JAMA.