Smoking addiction in the Czech Republic
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2 million
Nearly 2 million adult Czechs smoke.
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30% of smokers
30 % of smokers try to quit smoking every year. Less than 1 % manage to stop for good.
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1 percent
Permanently, less than 1 % percent succeeds.
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16 thousand
16 thousand people die of smoking-related diseases every year.
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Dependence on tobacco is not a bad habit. It is a disease – a diagnosis F17. Effective therapy does exist. As it goes with all diseases, it should be offered and made available for smokers as well.
Prof. MUDr. Eva Králíková, CSc.
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It‘s clear that the transition to a less risky usage of nicotine leads to strongly positive impacts in an individual as well as the population health.
Doc. MUDr. Viktor Mravčík, Ph.D.
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Smoking is harmful also to people who enjoy it.
Prof. MUDr. Cyril Höschl DrSc. FRCPsych
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