“I was feeling hopeless and as I was being treated by Dr. Crawford and Susan Blackwell, I started feeling hopeful of a future. I wanted to show this gratitude.”
DCI clinical social worker Terri Stong started smoking four years ago during an extremely stressful period of her life. Tobacco cessation treatment at Duke and a reminder of what she has to live for turned her around.
This leading comprehensive evidence-based tobacco treatment training course for healthcare professionals and the public health sector is now 100% online.
Flavoring ingredient (pulegone) exceeds safety levels in e-Cigarettes and smokeless tobacco. Although banned as a food additive, pulegone is unregulated in tobacco products.
Efforts by the FDA and some cities to limit the availability and appeal of e-cigarettes to young users could drive some existing users to smoke more tobacco cigarettes.
Ever since he was a young boy growing up in Virginia, Anthony Willard, 30, has been a fan of Duke men's basketball. He never expected he’d be visiting Duke for medical care.
James M. Davis, M.D., medical director of Duke’s Center for Smoking Cessation, had his first lesson on the addictive powers of tobacco 30 years ago. G...
Ronald Knowles, 68, remembers the day a new patient appointment with Duke Primary Care physician assistant Leanne Owens changed his life. Owens was go...