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Credits

Written and produced by: Carolyn Chan, MD

Infographic: Edison Jyang

Cover Art: Kate Grant

Hosts: Matthew Watto MD, FACP; Paul Williams MD, FACP   

Editor: Cyrus Askin, MD (written materials); Clair Morgan of nodderly.com (https://www.nodderly.com/)

Guest: Steve Baldassarri MD MHS

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Time Stamps*

*Note: Time Stamps refer to ad free version. 

03:02 Intro, disclaimer, guest bio

04:35 Guest one-liner 

09:50 Tobacco Use Disorder - Chronic Disease

11:08 Case from Kashlak

11:56 Obtaining a history

13:39 Motivations for Smoking Cessation

15:29 Factors associated with challenges in smoking cessation:

21:40 Gradual Tapers vs Cold Turkey

25:18 Nicotine Replacement 32:40

28:57 Pharmacotherapy - “Controller” Medications

31:05 Pharmacotherapy - Short Acting Medications

33:20 Dosing Medications

38:35 Varenicline

39:00 Nicotine gum dosing 

44:40 Duration of therapy

48:08 Bupropion 

49:05 Behavioral Interventions

55:24 Vaping and electronic cigarettes 

57:03 Vaping for smoking cessation

01:02:35 EVALI

01:05:49 Outro