Smoking / Nicotine Addiction Treatment Center: Smoking Cessation Programs

Sierra Tucson encourages patients to address all addictions during treatment, including nicotine addiction. Although smoking areas are provided at Sierra Tucson, freedom from nicotine addiction drastically improves a person's health and enhances their recovery from other addictive diseases. A report by The American Journal on Addictions in 1997 reflects that stopping the use of tobacco improves a person's odds of staying abstinent from drugs or alcohol three to four times. An independent outcome study conducted for Sierra Tucson by The Matrix Institute on Addictions in 1996 also supports a clear relationship between smoking cessation and abstinence from alcohol.

Patients are educated individually and in lectures about the consequences of tobacco use (both cigarettes and smokeless tobacco) and the benefits of quitting. Support groups present an opportunity for patients to share their experience, strength, and hope with one another, providing encouragement to those trying to gain freedom from this powerful addiction.

In addition to counseling, education, and support groups, Sierra Tucson's physicians offer pharmaceutical agents to aid patients in detoxification and to reduce cravings. Nicotine substitutes in the form of patches are available, as well as the medication, buprion (Zyban, Wellbutrin). Auricular and Full-Body Acupuncture are also offered to decrease withdrawal symptoms.

For more information, please call us anytime at 800-842-4487 or contact us by email to request more information.

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