Advertisment Automated smoking interventions offered to parents through pediatric primary care may curb their tobacco habits Researchers from Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) and Mass General Brigham found that integrating an automated smoking cessation intervention for parents into pediatric primary care demonstrated increased treatment received and reduced cigarettes smoked. While additional interventions are needed to improve quit rates, the study indicates the benefits of pediatric primary care support in reducing parental smoking. The findings were recently published in JAMA Network Open. Prior studies have shown a variety of benefits for parents who quit smoking, including el... [Read more]