TOBACCO CESSATION CLINICS THE NEED OF THE HOUR A REVIEW

Tobacco use is the foremost risk factor for morbidity and mortality in world with around 6 million people becoming victim of tobacco menace each year. With around 120 million to bacco users in India, we are the second largest consumers in the world. Tobacco Cessation Clinics measures are inadequate in India despite many community - based interventions in preventing or reducing tobacco use. Despite this grave scenario, there is minim al inclusion of tobacco control in professional education system in India which can bring about excellent tobacco control. Encouraging the involvement Health Care Professionals (HCP) in tobacco - use prevention and cessation counseling and setting up Tobacco Cessation Clinics (TCC) at multiple sites might be a cost effective and crucial step in enhancing the effectiveness o f tobacco cessation activities.