Brief Interventions
This 5-step model is commonly used for brief tobacco cessation counseling.
What is the 5 A's?
Delivers nicotine through the skin.
What is the nicotine patch?
Nicotine use is especially harmful for young people because many don't realize that the brain is still developing until the age of ___.
What is 25?
Some vape pods contain about as much nicotine as this many cigarettes.
What is about a pack?
Within 20 minutes of quitting, this begins to drop.
What is heart rate and blood pressure?
This step determines if a patient is ready to quit.
What is Assess?
Fast-acting and absorbed in the mouth.
What is gum or lozenge?
It's a myth that smokers quit on their first try - in reality, the average number of quit attempts is ____.
What is 11 attempts?
People who vape are more likely to later do this.
What is start smoking cigarettes?
Within 24 hours of quitting, this risk starts to decrease.
What is heart attack risk?
Used when patients are not ready to quit.
What are the 5 R's?
Patch + short-acting NRT.
Using counseling + NRT increases quit success rates by about this much.
What is 2-3 times higher?
The percentage of youth who vape report using flavored products.
What is over 80%?
Each year in the U.S., tobacco use causes approximately this many deaths.
What is 490,000 deaths?
Counseling style that explores ambivalence.
What is motivational interviewing?
Common patch side effect.
What is skin irritation?
It's a myth that smokers don't want to quit but actually ____% do.
What is ~70%?
The most commonly reported reason for calls to Poison Control Centers related to nicotine.
What is acute nicotine exposure?
What is 7,000+?
The FIRST step at every visit.
What is Ask?
Avoid this before gum/lozenge use.
What are acidic beverages?
This misconception leads many users to underestimate the health risks of nicotine products, especially in younger populations.
What is "it's just water vapor" or the belief that vaping is harmless?
Most commonly reported brand in 2024 among youth who used e-cigarettes.
What is Elf Bar?
This federal law gave the FDA authority to regulate tobacco products, including cigarettes and smokeless tobacco.
What is the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act?