Telephone Counseling for Tobacco Cessation

The purpose of this study is to determine whether giving more structured information to patients over the phone about quitting tobacco helps to increase the chance that they will try to quit. The results of this study will help provide direction in developing a more standard way of helping patients to quit. Study Hypothesis: Brief, structured, telephone tobacco cessation counseling delivered by clinical pharmacy specialists will significantly increase the percentage of self-reported tobacco cessation attempts compared to usual care among patients enrolled in a cardiovascular risk reduction program.