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KMID : 1140120060110020085
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Cancer Prevention Research
2006 Volume.11 No. 2 p.85 ~ p.88
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Increasing Needs of National Policy for Nicotine Dependence Treatments as a Part of Tobacco Control
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Masakazu Nakamura
Takako Morita
Akira Oshima
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Abstract
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Tobacco use is the single most important preventable health risk in developed countries, and a major cause of premature death and disability worldwide. In 2000, tobacco smoking accounted for an estimated 113,000 of the total 962,000 deaths in Japan. In the Article 14 of the WHO Framework Convention for Tobacco Control (FCTC), countries are requested to take effective measures to promote cessation of tobacco use and adequate treatment for tobacco dependence. The essence of tobacco use is nicotine dependence. Nicotine dependence is a chronic disease that often requires repeated intervention.
Environmental change strategies for tobacco control, such as tobacco taxation and smoking restriction in public places, can be effective in reducing tobacco use, but smokers often find it difficult to overcome their dependence without help. Effective treatments to promote smoking cessation need to be implemented in various health care settings as part of a comprehensive tobacco control measure. Lack of insurance coverage serves as barriers to use nicotine dependence treatment services. In countries where publicly funded health insurance exists, consideration should be given to making evidence-based tobacco dependence treatments reimbursable. (Cancer Prev Res 11, 85-88, 2006)
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KEYWORD
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Tobacco control, Nicotine dependence, National Policy
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