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Sir Ganga Ram Tobacco
Cessation Clinic is a specialized service where people who are habituated or
addicted to Tobacco can get help and support to quit their tobacco habit
Why tobacco
cessation clinic?
Researches show that 70% of the smokers want to quit the tobacco habit but
only 30% of them try quitting, and only 3% of the smokers are able to quit on
their own. It requires more than just willpower to quit this deadly habit
because nicotine is as addictive as heroine or cocaine. WHO says, "Treat
tobacco addiction as a disease not as a habit".
Tobacco dependence is
a chronic condition that often requires repeated intervention. Effective smoking
cessation treatments can produce long-term and permanent abstinence.
Sir Ganga Ram Tobacco Cessation
Clinic
At Sir Ganga Ram
Tobacco cessation clinic, we provide a comprehensive quit tobacco program
wherein the patient undergoes a scientific assessment and diagnosis. In addition
to the psychological testing, the patient is subjected to a thorough medical
examination for assessing the impact of tobacco on the body. The program
provides a stepped care intervention to help people quit tobacco. There is a
provision of a range of different intensity interventions, which are applied in
response to the needs of the smoker. The program involves multiple counseling
sessions to help smokers change their behaviour and provide step-by-step
assistance during the quit attempt.
What are the
different treatment modules for the smokers?
There are as many treatment modules as the number of smokers. Since tobacco
cessation is a habit or behavioural change, it is a highly individualized
treatment program suited specifically in response to the needs of the smoker.
Proper diagnostic
testing and psychometric testing is done to assess the physiological and
psychological profile of the smoker.
Light smokers: Psychotherapeutic
interventions that include motivation enhancement therapy, cognitive-behavioural
therapy, adaptive coping skills training and relapse prevention training.
Moderate smokers: Psychotherapeutic
interventions + Nicotine replacement therapy (NRT): In NRT, low dosage of
nicotine is given to the patient via buccal absorption (gums), skin (patch),
inhalers or lozenges. NRT makes quitting easier by reliably reducing the
severity of withdrawal, thereby making it easier for quitters to cope with
abstinence while 'unlearning' the deeply grained habit and behavioral
elements of smoking
Heavy smokers:
Psychotherapeutic intervention + Nicotine Replacement Therapy + Pharmacotherapy
(Buproprian HCl, SR tablets): It is a non-nicotinic oral therapy for smoking
cessation that works on the biology of nicotine addiction. It enhances the
dopamine levels in the brain, thereby reducing the urge to smoke and the
severity of withdrawal symptoms.
Days &
Timings
Every Tuesday, Wednesday & Friday 12:00 Noon - 2:00 PM
Quit tobacco & awareness camp
celebrated
on "World No-Tobacco day" May 31st 2003
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