Nicotine Dependence Center in Minnesota

Overview

The Mayo Clinic Nicotine Dependence Center (NDC) in Rochester has treated more than 38,000 people to help them stop using tobacco since it opened in 1988.

Treatment Program

Mayo NDC provides the most up-to-date treatment approaches for helping people stop using tobacco. Treatment is individualized and supportive. It is provided by certified master's-level specialists who are supervised by physicians with expertise in treating tobacco dependence. A number of options are available, including an 8-day residential program. Learn about stop smoking treatment options at the Nicotine Dependence Center.

Research Program

Research focuses on clinical trials of drugs, behavioral interventions, population-based epidemiological studies, and cost-effectiveness and outcomes research. Learn about nicotine dependence research.

Education Program

Mayo offers programs for professionals who want to incorporate nicotine dependence treatment into their practice and/or develop a service to meet the needs of patients. Learn about nicotine dependence education.

About the NDC

The Nicotine Dependence Center in Rochester was one of the first centers in the country to focus exclusively on treating patients dependent on tobacco. The Center opened in 1988, at the same time that Mayo Clinic made all its facilities, both inpatient and outpatient, smoke free.

The NDC has designed and provided clinical programs which have become the standard in many medical centers.

Richard Hurt, M.D., is the director of the Center. Michael V. Burke, Ed.D., is coordinator of treatment programs, Sheila K. Stevens, MSW., the coordinator for education programs and Ivana Croghan, Ph.D., coordinator for research programs.