This document summarizes information about tobacco dependence and its treatment. It discusses how tobacco use impacts oral health and causes diseases. Tobacco dependence is classified as an addiction in diagnostic manuals. Treating tobacco dependence through counseling and pharmacotherapy is cost-effective for improving health outcomes. Combining nicotine replacement therapy with exercise or other adjuncts can help increase smoking abstinence rates, especially in women. Future areas of research include developing more effective behavioral treatments and new pharmacotherapies like nicotine vaccines.