No. You can bring it up directly with your provider during any visit, or schedule specifically to talk about it. A referral to a specialist only comes up if more advanced care is needed.

No. It also covers managing conditions like diabetes or high cholesterol through diet, and general habit building, weight is one possible focus but not the only one.

It starts with a conversation about your history with tobacco and what’s worked or hasn’t before, then builds a plan that may include counseling, nicotine replacement therapy, or both, with follow-up visits to adjust as needed.

Yes. Many patients benefit from both, and your provider will talk through what combination makes sense for your specific situation.

Yes, the same confidentiality that applies to any other part of your medical care applies here as well.