Intenzivní léčba závislosti na tabáku v Česku v letech 2010-2022.

In the 10th version of the World Health Organization's International Classification of Diseases, tobacco dependence is a separate diagnostic unit, F17. As with other diseases, there are effective treatments - psychobehavioral interventions and pharmacotherapy to suppress withdrawal symptoms. The aim of this analysis was to evaluate the development of reporting of selected intensive tobacco dependence treatment interventions in the Czech Republic. Data provided by the National Register of Covered Health Services of the Institute of Health Information and Statistics of the Czech Republic for the period 2010-2022, with a distinction per county and anonymized per centers for tobacco dependence and trained physicians. Between 2010 and 2022, an average of 1094 initial intervention procedures were reported annually in the country, indicating the number of smokers treated, and 2584 control visits. The Centre for Tobacco Dependence of the General University Hospital in Prague had the largest share in the total reporting of 25501 procedures (average 35.5 %). Intensive treatment for tobacco dependence should be offered and available as treatment for other diseases. However, of the approximately two million smokers in the Czech Republic, only about 0.5 ‰ undergo it annually.