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
