2023-05-31 15:32:47
The new device was unveiled at the premises of “Ma Maison bien-être” in Marseille this Wednesday on the occasion of World No Tobacco Day.
“The next step is to quit smoking. I am going to register for this very innovative program which will be launched in Marseille.” A smoker for 30 years, Maurice, an executive at La Poste, is determined to break “once and for all” with the cigarette. He has just heard of the device “The cigarette, it’s over!”. Initiated by the Saint-Joseph hospital and the League against cancer of the Bouches-du-Rhône, this program was unveiled in the premises of “Ma Maison bien-être”, on the occasion of World No Tobacco Day.The principle is simple: it allows you to stop smoking cigarettes thanks to specific support.
Concretely, a tobacconist nurse, Patricia, from Saint-Joseph Hospital, will receive groups of 10 people at the League’s headquarters, starting in September. They will follow a 90-day weaning period and participate in discussion groups followed by a relaxation session. Once a week.
“The harm of tobacco is from head to toe”
Gum, patch, nicotine inhaler… Maurice has already quit smoking for 2 and a half years. “When I quit smoking in 2008, I regained my sense of smell. It was amazing“, he says. But a complicated family context was the cause of his relapse. Today, “I’m tired of smoking“, he announces. To register for “The cigarette, it’s over!”, All he has to do is call the League against cancer.
A first individual meeting will be an opportunity to “take stock“on his tobacco use.”How many cigarettes per day? Since when ?“All these questions are essential to find the best possible nicotine substitute (patch, lozenge or gum) and to be taken care of very quickly. They increase the chances of success by 50% to 70%. “If the patient is well substituted, there are no physical signs of withdrawal“, says Patricia, tobacco specialist, in charge of monitoring for the program “The cigarette, it’s over!” Remains the psychological dependence. “A cigarette contains 1 milligram of nicotine“, she adds.”It is a highly addictive chemical in smokers. After three months, the person is dependent. Then it’s addiction“.
Smoking is the cause of many diseases. Cancer of the lung, throat, pancreas… To give an image, “when you light a cigarette, it’s like starting up a chemical factory, with over 7,000 toxins in a single cigarette“.
Take the hospital out of its walls
Every addiction has an origin. When smoking cessation is treated, the care is comprehensive. “We take the psychological and physical side. Every follow-up is different because every smoker is different”, says the specialist. According to her, more and more smokers want to quit, thanks to prevention work on the harmful effects of tobacco. “The patient is made aware, the staff too“, she assures. A good thing for Ilies Bouabdallah, thoracic and cardiovascular surgeon at Saint-Joseph Hospital: “All my patients come to see you“.
“75,000 deaths per year are linked to tobacco consumptionrecalls, for his part, Magali Maugerie, director of the League against cancer of Bouches-du-Rhône. This device is a great adventure that will perhaps convince the 32.2% of daily smokers in the region to quit.“
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