Counseling and Interventions to Prevent Tobacco Use and Tobacco-Caused Disease in Adults and Pregnant Women

Release Date: April 2009

Summary of Recommendations / Supporting Documents

This recommendation reaffirms the USPSTF’s 2003 recommendation on Counseling to Prevent Tobacco Use and Tobacco-Caused Disease with respect to adults and pregnant women. Go to http://www.ahrq.gov/clinic/uspstf/uspstbac.htm to view the 2003 recommendatino for children and adolescents. An updated recommendation on this topic for children and adolescents is being prepared.

Summary of Recommendations

The USPSTF recommends that clinicians ask all adults about tobacco use and provide tobacco cessation interventions for those who use tobacco products.
Grade: A recommendation.
The USPSTF recommends that clinicians ask all pregnant women about tobacco use and provide augmented, pregnancy-tailored counseling for those who smoke.
Grade: A recommendation.

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Supporting Documents

Counseling and Interventions to Prevent Tobacco Use and Tobacco-Caused Disease in Adults and Pregnant Women, April 2009
Recommendation Statement (PDF File, 235 KB; PDF Help)
Clinical Summary (PDF File, 55 KB; PDF Help)
U.S. Public Health Services Guideline: Treating Tobacco Use and Dependence: 2008 Update. Go to: http://www.surgeongeneral.gov/tobacco/

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Current as of April 2009

Internet Citation:

Counseling and Interventions to Prevent Tobacco Use and Tobacco-Caused Disease in Adults and Pregnant Women , Topic Page. April 2009. U.S. Preventive Services Task Force. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, MD. http://www.ahrq.gov/clinic/uspstf/uspstbac2.htm