Tobacco Cessation Clinic

Objectives:

Tobacco De-addiction Services

Horizontal Integration – Multidisciplinary management (utilizing mental & physical health services at SMIMER Hospital) of co-morbid conditions.

Vertical Integration – with NGOs, Schools, Health administrators & Law enforcers – involved in National Tobacco Control Programme

Resource centre – Training & Capacity building as well as generating literature in the field of Tobacco control / De-addiction

Hospital as well as Community based – Advocacy & Awareness activities

Evidence based health research – in the field of Tobacco control

Deaddiction – Intervention Strategies:

Individual Pharmacotherapy / Medicines

Individual / Group Counselling: Motivational / Behavioral therapies

SMS service: For motivational enhancement, treatment monitoring & improving compliance to treatment

Webpage: Providing information on services available at the centre as well as information/training/resource material for tobacco users/carers and people working in the area of tobacco control