Healthcare Providers are Less Likely to Ask About and Advise Cessation for Non-Cigarette Tobacco Products: NSDUH 2021-2023.
A large US survey found that doctors ask cigarette smokers about their tobacco use more often than users of cigars, smokeless tobacco, or e-cigarettes. When doctors do ask non-cigarette users about tobacco, they are far less likely to recommend quitting compared to cigarette smokers.
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