Open AccessVliyanie tabakokureniya na zdorov'e i massu telacheloveka
Author(s) -
Galina Melnichenko,
S A Butrova,
А А Ларина
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
ožirenie i metabolizm
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.154
H-Index - 5
eISSN - 2306-5524
pISSN - 2071-8713
DOI - 10.14341/2071-8713-5273
Subject(s) - varenicline , smoking cessation , medicine , abstinence , guideline , nicotine , nicotine dependence , psychiatry , pathology
Tobacco smoking causes a lot of human deseases and is one of the main reasons of premature death. Smoking cessation is veryimportant for the patient's health but difficult for them due to development of nicotine dependence. Tobacco dependence is a chronicdisease. Smoking Cessation Clinical Practice Guideline, published in 2008, emphasize the dire health consequences of tobacco dependence,regulate the way of treating patients who want to quit smoking, recommending the use of effective treatments, including counselingand medications. Seven first-line medications (5 nicotine and 2 non-nicotine, including Varenicline) that reliably increase long-termsmoking abstinence rates are now available. Smoking cessation is accompanied by a moderate weigh gain. And its a strong motivationalfactor to continue smoking, espcially for women. Сounseling, healthy food and physical activity are recommended for such patients.