Smoking cessation clinics for adolescents and pregnant women will be expanded

According to the information compiled from the 2027 Presidential Annual Program, the capacity and quality of addiction fighting services will be improved and access to these services will be increased.

Smoking cessation clinics for adolescents and pregnant women in the 12-18 age group will be expanded. Necessary arrangements will be made for tobacco addicts other than these groups to ensure access to pharmacological treatments used in smoking cessation treatment and the continuity of these treatments in polyclinics.

Awareness activities will be carried out to increase the awareness of health institutions that serve in the fight against addiction.

The service model, in which addicted individuals are identified and directed to treatment, rehabilitation, social adaptation and other services they need, and cooperation with relevant institutions is ensured, will be expanded throughout the provinces.

The number of centers providing face-to-face addiction counseling services and the quality of services offered will be increased.

Online and face-to-face training will be provided to staff working in addiction counseling, detoxification and rehabilitation centers. Clinical guidelines will be prepared for different types of addiction.

According to the information in the program, inpatient or outpatient addiction detoxification services are offered in 81 provinces of Türkiye.

As of the end of September 2026, 50 adult addiction detoxification centers with a capacity of 1375 beds and 15 child and adolescent addiction detoxification centers with a capacity of 249 beds are in service.

Source: TRT Haber Sağlık RSS (Open Press / Translated Full Text)