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Practice Commentary
Patrick E. McBride, MD, MPH
Arch Fam Med. 1997;6(2):172.
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The following is from an interview with a patient in our practice who stopped smoking in January 1996: "I am 31 years old and have smoked for just over 7 years. My wife and I tried to stop smoking 1 year ago and were successful together for 6 months. I had a cigarette I day under stress and started smoking again. One week later, I was smoking a pack of cigarettes per day and my wife started smoking again, too.
Several years ago, my clinic started having the physician's assistant asking regularly on my visits if I smoked while putting me in the examination room. My physician would offer me help each time and gave me literature that helped me get ready to quit. My wife and I made up our minds to quit together, and I went in to see my physician. He discussed several options with me
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Author Affiliations
University of Wisconsin Medical School Madison
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