Pulmonology

Consultants

Smoking cessation treatments

Thanks to the support offered by the HC Marbella Anti-Tobacco Programme we are able to raise the percentage of people who stop smoking on their own.

A team of health professionals manage the process, offering psychological support, prescribing medication if required, and monitoring the individual’s progress. This leads to far higher success rates.

The starting point for this procedure is to gather a medical history of the patient in order to assess their physical and mental state. Following this a personal treatment plan, together with long term monitoring, is proposed.

Treatment for smoking cessation consists of several options:

▪ The most important part of quitting smoking is motivation: The individual’s desire to quit forms the basis of treatment.

 

▪ Treatment with medication is available (if required): To help counteract the effects of addiction.

 

▪ Nicotine replacement therapy: This counteracts the physical dependency on nicotine (patches, chewing gum, nose sprays and sweets). Others treatments such as bupropion or varenicline counteract psychological dependency.

 

▪ Psychological support programmes: We offer individualised treatment with a personal monitoring plan.