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The Department of Health has created a Smoking Cessation Unit in which the smokers in this town have help to quit smoking based on a physician's supervision, psychological support and funding of drug treatment.
Thanks to this and there are 40 people who have been in the hands of this program to stop his addiction to snuff.
While it is early to speak of results, most users of this program have already quit.
Moreover, the mood among patients is high motivation and satisfaction.
The treatment lasts 12 weeks.
Patients have the help of a psychologist who underwent a complete smoking history, analyzing their profiles of consumption and nicotine dependence as well as their levels of motivation.
You taught patterns of behavior to take place during the first weeks without snuff.
Given that the doctor prescribes the drug treatment and then conducts a psychological as well as medical monitoring it.
To carry out this project, the City signed a collaboration agreement with pharmacists in the municipality in order to jointly fund the drug treatment with varenicline, an oral medication with a prescription, designed specifically for smoking cessation.
This drug helps, plus the opportunity to have medical supervision and counseling in the Smoking Cessation Unit, are the main pillars of a kind approach that is giving high scores for success: a comprehensive approach to tobacco.
A pioneering scheme to the efforts of all
A notable feature of "Exfúmate" is that it has succeeded in making drug treatment more accessible to patients.
Total cost, the City is responsible for paying 42% and pharmacies in Torre Pacheco, 8%.
The patient only has to pay half of treatment.
Pharmacies and health centers also play a big role because the program advise anyone who wants to quit and refer patients at risk.
Source: Ayuntamiento de Torre Pacheco
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