E-cigarettes deliver 25-33% less nicotine than cigarettes, though quantity varies by manufacturer and device
To maintain TIPS, the goal is to leverage the initial success of the effort, sustain EHR modifications to facilitate assessment and referrals, develop new strategies to increase provider and patient engagement, generate funding sources, and examine strategies to reduce patient-level barriers (e.g., cost/copays, transportation)
EHR modifications improved the identification and treatment of current smokers
Once you learn your triggers such as social smoking or stress it becomes easier to avoid them
However, other tobacco products that are equally popular are waterpipe tobacco, cigar, pipe tobacco, bidis, and smokeless tobacco products