SMOKING: A STRATEGY FOR YOUR COMBAT

Introduction and Objective:Smoking istheleading cause of death from preventable diseases. It deaths associated with several types of cancers and increased risk of peptic ulcer disease, osteoporosis, and reproductive disorders. The tobacco dependence is multifactorial, involving crack the pharmacological actions of nicotine, relief of abstinence symptoms and seized associations. The benefit of quitting covers all kind of smokers and increases with time of abstinence. The objective of this study is to describe the creation of a smoking cessation group a tESF. Methods: A group against smoking based on the National Program for Tobacco Control was created using the theme "Stopping Smoking without Mysteries", the Ministry of Health. Ten meetings were held with booklets: "Understanding why you smoke and how it affects your health", "The first days without smoking," "How to overcome obstacles to remain without smoking" and "Benefits gained after quitting smoking. Results and conclusions: Participants had the opportunity to exchange experiences about smoking, they began abandoning smoking through medicines provided through the SUS and were evaluated by the Head and Neck Surgery. The fight against the tobacco epidemicis a public health problem, with mandatory participation of educators, health professionals, especially medical. Community actions have great strength and can help those who wish to quit smoking. It is important to maintain support groups against smoking and offer necessary support for lasting change.