St George’s Medical School (University of London) and the SSA produced a user-friendly set of factsheets to help integrate knowledge of substance use into the undergraduate medical curriculum. This factsheet examines tobacco smoking. After reading the factsheet, medical students will understand:
- the major harms of tobacco use
- common myths concerning tobacco smoking and suggested responses
- assessment of tobacco dependence
- tobacco dependence and withdrawal
- treatment options and motivational tools
- tobacco use prevention and control measures
