Treating Nicotine Dependence in Challenging Patients
Guest: J. Taylor Hays, M.D. (@jtaylorhays)
Host: Darryl S. Chutka, M.D. (@ChutkaMD)
How do you treat nicotine dependent patients with other substance use disorders, and which do you start with? Does quitting tobacco increase these patients’ risk for relapse of other substances? What should you do with the patient that has “tried everything?” Dr. Taylor Hays sheds light on helping some of your most challenging patients to quit smoking.
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