It is difficult for mentally impaired people to quit smoking, but they can if proper treatment is administered, like the well-orchestrated campaigns that have proved effective in assisting cancer patients undergoing hospital treatment to kick the habit.
These and other examples were reported at an annual scientific meeting of the Japan Medical-Dental Association for Tobacco Control in Wakayama in February.
Atsuko Kawai, director of the Koutokukai Total Health Center in Nanyo, Yamagata Prefecture, explained the effectiveness of the program to help the mentally impaired quit smoking in her presentation at the meeting.