– The paradox is that it is not tobacco that is harmful, but its burning. There are over 7 in cigarette smoke. substances that we know today cause cancer or damage the lungs – he said in “Onet Rano.” prof. dr hab. Krzysztof Jerzy Filipiak, specialist in internal diseases, cardiology and hypertensiology of the Medical University of Warsaw. So how do you quit smoking successfully? The expert talked about the possibilities that modern medicine offers in this regard.
How to Quit Smoking Successfully? Tips from prof. Filipiak
These are the most important questions to be asked on World No Tobacco Day. Guest of the program “Onet Rano.”, Prof. dr hab. Krzysztof Jerzy Filipiak says directly: – It is very difficult. There should be programs to prepare patients to quit smoking. Let us add that in Poland with a population of 38 million, we actually have two professional smoking cessation clinics. So it can be said that the rulers do not invest in it at all – he admits.
It is extremely important to convince the patient to try to quit. – If this is impossible, it is worth using some form of nicotine replacement therapy at the beginning – says Prof. Filipiak. If this does not help, we have at least three drugs registered and used in Poland. The last resort are products that make it possible not to burn, but to heat tobacco. – On the one hand, they provide nicotine, on the other hand, heating reduces the concentration of tar by 90 – 95 percent. – notes the expert.
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