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The City of Torre Pacheco in the second edition subsidizes 42% of the cost of smoking cessation drugs
Following the success of the first edition of Exfúmate initiative, through which dozens of people in Torre-Pacheco could finally win the fight against smoking, the City of Torre-Pacheco, through its Department of Health, puts launched the second edition of the program.
Thus, the pachequeros may appeal to the Smoking Cessation Unit created by the Department of Health in which smokers have all the necessary help to quit smoking based on a physician's supervision, counseling and treatment funding drug.
The program has been more than 100 participants, 62 completed it in 2009 and the rest have started treatment in 2010 (not yet finished).
Of the 62 who have completed treatment, 33 (53.2%) were male and 29 (46.8%) women.
48% had primary education, secondary education 19% and 21% college.
82.3% of participants stopped smoking, got 17.7% restante.Por consumption amounts, the efficiency was 66.7% when 1 to 10 smoked cigarettes, 85.7% consumption between 11 and 20 cigarettes, 81.2% for consumption between 21 and 39 cigarettes, and an efficiency of 84.2% when consumption was 40 cigarettes or more.
The Mayor of the municipality, Daniel García Madrid, highlights the importance and need for such initiatives to improve the health of the population.
"The authorities have a responsibility to the health of residents and smoking is a major cause of illness and preventable death.
Any help is low. "
Treatment funding by the City
Exfúmate remarkable fact is that, as happened in the first edition, the municipality of Torre Pacheco helps its citizens to fund part of drug treatment against addiction.
Total cost, the City is responsible for paying 42% so that the patient will just have to pay slightly more than half of their medicines.
This helps drug, along with the possibility of having support and medical supervision and counseling on smoking cessation Units are the main pillars of a kind approach that is giving high scores for success: a comprehensive approach to tobacco.
Importance of a global approach
The patient involved in Exfúmate and go to the Smoking Cessation Unit will be on your first visit with the psychologist who will perform a complete smoking history, analyzing profiles of consumption and nicotine dependence and motivation levels.
Subsequently, in cases where necessary, appropriate treatment and will perform a follow-up.
Data from similar experiences in smoking cessation units such as those carried out at the Hospital of Vinarós (Castellón), which has achieved up to 91% success rate at 15 days with their smoking cessation program, or the City Council Petrer (Alicante), where 67.5% of patients achieved abstinence from smoking after 24 weeks, demonstrated by the success of such initiatives.
Source: Ayuntamiento de Torre Pacheco
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