PURLs: "Cold turkey" works best for smoking cessation

J Fam Pract. 2017 Mar;66(3):174-176.

Abstract

Counsel patients who want to quit smoking that doing so abruptly leads to higher cessation rates than does quitting gradually.

Publication types

  • Review
  • Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
  • Comment

MeSH terms

  • Cognitive Dissonance
  • Humans
  • Motivation*
  • Smoking Cessation* / methods
  • Smoking Cessation* / psychology
  • Smoking* / psychology
  • Smoking* / therapy
  • Time Factors
  • Treatment Outcome