Open AccessLevel of tobacco dependence among tobacco users in an urban slum of Puducherry: A pilot study
Author(s) -
Bijaya Nanda Naik,
Marie Gilbert Majella,
S Parthibane,
Sitanshu Sekhar Kar
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
journal of family medicine and primary care
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2278-7135
pISSN - 2249-4863
DOI - 10.4103/2249-4863.220000
Subject(s) - smokeless tobacco , medicine , environmental health , slum , addiction , psychological intervention , population , tobacco use , psychiatry
Successful tobacco quit by the tobacco users can avoid millions of premature death. However, the physical dependence on tobacco use results in frequent relapse most commonly due to withdrawal symptoms.