Nicotine Dependence Education Program

Nicotine Dependence Center: Patient Intervention Materials

My Path to a Smoke-Free Future or Your Path to Smokeless Tobacco Freedom

Patient intervention booklets specific to cigarette or smokeless tobacco use created by the Mayo Clinic Nicotine Dependence Center physicians and Tobacco Treatment Specialists.

Based on Motivational Interviewing, the booklets are designed to be used in an interactive, patient-centered, comprehensive approach to the care of the patient with tobacco dependence.

30-page full color booklet. My Path is also available in Spanish and Arabic.

Medications to Help You Stop Using Tobacco

The medication booklet is intended to provide the patient with a general overview of medication options and guidelines on how medications can help them through the stopping process. Each medication description is accompanied by a photograph of the medication, dosage guidelines, side effects, and warnings and contraindications to use.

20-page booklet. Also available in Spanish and Arabic.

Set of three laminated pages

The laminated pages of illustrations, suitable for office display and patient education, highlight key learning points including:

1. Comparison of nicotine delivery to the brain via smoking versus nicotine delivery by nicotine replacement products,
2. Nicotinic receptors on brain cells in tobacco users and nontobacco users,
3. The general timeline of withdrawal symptoms and urges and how medications can help with those symptoms.

In addition, the smokeless graphics include instructions for patients on how to perform an oral self-examination.

Full-color sets available to complement both My Path (also available in Spanish) and Your Path sets.

Facilitator Guides for: My Path to a Smoke-Free Future or Your Path to Smokeless Tobacco Freedom

The Facilitator Guides provide page-by-page, specific information to better understand and utilize the patient intervention booklets. The guides provide a brief rationale for the content, key points that emphasize how to use each page and examples of phrases used to introduce and explain the content.

3-ring binder format, black and white content.

Refund Policy

If you are not completely satisfied with our Patient Intervention Materials, we will issue a refund for items returned within 60 days. A 10 percent restocking fee will be charged. Items must be in original condition. Starter kits and facilitator guides are not returnable or refundable.

Order Patient Intervention Materials

For more information, contact:
Mayo Clinic's Nicotine Dependence Education Program at 507-266-1093.