Attention A T users. To access the menus on this page please perform the following steps. 1. Please switch auto forms mode to off. 2. Hit enter to expand a main menu option (Health, Benefits, etc). 3. To enter and activate the submenu links, hit the down arrow. You will now be able to tab or arrow up or down through the submenu options to access/activate the submenu links.

VA/DOD Clinical Practice Guidelines

Menu
Menu
Quick Links
Veterans Crisis Line Badge
My healthevet badge
 

Tobacco Use Treatment (2026)

Image of the cover of the VA/DOD Clinical Practice Guideline Tobacco Use TreatmentThe guideline describes the critical decision points in Tobacco Use Treatment and provides clear and comprehensive evidence based recommendations incorporating current information and practices for practitioners throughout the DOD and VA Health Care systems. The guideline is intended to improve patient outcomes and local management of patients who use tobacco.

Disclaimer:This Clinical Practice Guideline is intended for use only as a tool to assist a clinician/healthcare professional and should not be used to replace clinical judgment.

About the CPG

The guideline is formatted as two clinical algorithms and 32 evidence-based recommendations:

Module A - Initial Treatment
Module B - Treatment Follow-up and Ongoing Care

Questions about the Tobacco Guideline

Guideline Links
Tobacco Full CPG (2026)
Tobacco Provider Summary (2026)
Patient/Provider Tools
Related Guidelines
Stroke
Hypertension (HTN)

Retired CPG's can be found on our archive page

return to top go