Provision of comprehensive and accessible smoke cessation services to assist smokers to change their habit and reduce obstacles: Smokers receive assistance in their efforts to quit smoking through outpatient smoking cessation treatment, toll-free phone counseling, and smoking cessation courses.
1.Second Generation Smoking Cessation Service:
(1)In 2012, second generation smoking cessation services were introduced. Smoking cessation medication is subsidized through the Tobacco Health and Welfare Surcharge.
(2)As of 2024, a total of 2,733 medical institutions provide smoking cessation services.
(3)From May 15th 2022, co-payment for drugs exempted.
(4) In 2024, 116,996 were served with 430,518 visits and the six-month cessation success rate was 29.9%, helping about 35 thousand people to quit smoking. In the short term, it is estimated that more than NT$192 million will be saved in medical health insurance expenditure and in the long term, more than NT$14.7 billion in social and economic benefits.
2.Smoker’s Helpline: From 2003-2024, telephone counseling received 1,704 ,606 calls and a total of 487,107 individuals were helped to set cessation plans. The success rate for cases that received multiple counseling sessions exceeded 47.5%% in 2024.
3.Smoking Cessation Classes: In 2024, local governments held a total of 361 classes, with approximately 4,202 participants.