Narcologist, Dr. Daniil Petrov, chief physician of the Isaev Clinic, said that substitution therapy, psychotherapy, as well as symptomatic treatment using antidepressants can help get rid of nicotine addiction. It has been reported “Lenta.ru”.
According to him, nicotine causes a very strong psychological dependence, and most importantly, it is legally available and weakly subject to public censorship. He added that electronic cigarettes are almost no different from traditional cigarettes and carry the same danger, if not greater.
Petrov emphasized that in the initial stages of treatment of nicotine addiction, a combined method is used – drug and psychotherapeutic therapy. Nicotine replacement therapy can also help.
“Cognitive behavioral therapy works well. Symptomatic therapy can also be used in the initial stages in the form of antidepressants, hypnotics, anti-anxiety drugs. But these drugs must be prescribed by a doctor, never self-medicate, otherwise you can only harm yourself, ”said the narcologist.
Previously, the State Duma Committee on Youth Policy supported government bills to regulate the circulation of tobacco.