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 2023, a total of 3,503 medical institutions provide smoking cessation services.
(3)From May 15th 2022, co-payment for drugs exempted.
(4)In 2023, 107,424 were served with 383,235 visits and the six-month cessation success rate was 31.3%, helping about 34 thousand people to quit smoking. In the short term, it is estimated that more than NT$184 million will be saved in medical health insurance expenditure and in the long term, more than NT$14.1 billion in social and economic benefits.
2.Smoker’s Helpline: From 2003-2023, telephone counseling received 1,622,761 calls and a total of 447,199 individuals were helped to set cessation plans. The success rate for cases that received multiple counseling sessions exceeded 43.7% in 2023.
3.Smoking Cessation Classes: In 2023, local governments held a total of 311 classes, with approximately 3,561 participants.