Receipt of Smoking Cessation Medications Among People With and Without Human Immunodeficiency Virus in the Veterans Aging Cohort Study (2003-2018).
Shahida ShahrirKristina CrothersKathleen A McGinnisKwun C G ChanJared M BaetenSarah M WilsonAdeel A ButtMargaret A PisaniStephen R BaldassarriAmy C JusticeEmily C WilliamsPublished in: Open forum infectious diseases (2023)
In a national sample of current smokers, receipt of SCM doubled over the 16-year period, and differences by HIV status were modest. However, fewer than 35% of current smokers receive SCM annually. Efforts to improve SCM receipt should continue for both groups given the known dangers of smoking.