According to the latest opinion, smoking is tobacco dependence (nicotine dependence) and smoking is not a habit, but a disease. Therefore, as with other diseases, quitting smoking requires the help of a physician and the guidance of a specialist. The role of specialist physicians is mainly in two aspects: first, through face-to-face communication and consultation, to enhance the motivation of smokers to quit; second, they can choose the appropriate way for different smokers to quit. Xing Guohong, Department of Respiratory Medicine, General Hospital of Jinan Military Region The fact that most smokers fail to quit also shows that quitting requires the help of a specialist. Given the chronic, high-relapse nature of smoking, physicians will help smokers by managing chronic diseases; without physician intervention to quit, failure is far more likely than success.