Healthcare workers quit smoking addiction with professional support
Healthcare workers in Hatay and Çanakkale have broken free from their long-standing addictions with the professional support of smoking cessation outpatient clinics in hospitals.
Healthcare workers in Hatay and Çanakkale who smoked for many years managed to end this habit thanks to the professional medical and behavioral support provided by smoking cessation outpatient clinics in hospitals.
Success of Anesthesia Technician Kabadayı
Anıl Kabadayı, a 25-year-old anesthesia technician working in Hatay, quit smoking—which he started during his high school years under peer influence—with the support of the outpatient clinic at the hospital. Having broken free from his 11-year addiction thanks to the treatment, Kabadayı has not used cigarettes for about 2 months.
Positive Changes in Health Status
Stating that he noticed positive changes in his body after quitting smoking, Anıl Kabadayı expressed that he got rid of shortness of breath and that his senses of taste and smell have returned.
Outpatient Clinic Activities in Hatay
Dr. Serkan Nural, a Chest Diseases Specialist at Hatay Training and Research Hospital, stated that 650 people benefited from the Smoking Cessation Outpatient Clinic in 9 months and that they achieved a success rate of up to 50 percent in treatments.
Chief Physician Giresunlu's Smoking Cessation Process
Dr. Sertaç Giresunlu, Chief Physician of the Çanakkale Provincial Ambulance Service, received professional support at the Smoking Cessation Outpatient Clinic within the Central Healthy Life Center after smoking for about 17 years.
Six-Month Cleansing Period
45-year-old Dr. Sertaç Giresunlu, who completely quit smoking about 2 weeks after starting the treatment, stated that he has not smoked at all over the course of the past 6 months.
Applied Treatment Methods
Dr. Emine Neşe Boztaş, working at the Central Healthy Life Center Smoking Cessation Outpatient Clinic, noted that they comprehensively evaluate applicants and provide medical treatment and behavioral support according to the level of nicotine addiction.