[Helping the highly dependent smokers]
J Perriot1, G Mathern, E André
1Dispensaire Emile Roux, Centre d'Aide à I'Arrêt du Tabagisme (IRAAT), Centre de Lutte Anti-Tuberculeuse (CLAT), 63100 Clermont-Ferrand, France. jean.perriot@cg63.fr
Abstract:
Many smokers have difficulty in stopping smoking, either motivated to stop or forced for health, economic or statutory reasons. They have in common a heavy tobacco dependence and a high level of cigarette consumption. Often they combined factors impairing success in the attempt to stop smoking : e. g. anxio-depressive disorders, use of psychoactive substances, socio-economic deprivation. Smoking cessation specialists must optimize their interventions in order to improve the care of these highly dependent smokers.
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