said a CDC employee fired this week from the agency’s Office on Smoking and Health. “Tobacco use rates will increase among youth and fewer adults will quit ... and related programs at CDC ...

The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has gutted key programs linked to successful smoking cessation. The CDC’s Office on Smoking and Health was eliminated by the HHS, which could ...

Smokers receiving CBT treatment tolerated a smoking cessation intervention well, without interference in the primary treatment goals.