Specialists work in Mental Health to prevent addictions

The prevention of the illnesses caused by the consumption in excess of tobacco and alcohol, constitute one of the priorities of the Community Centers of Mental Health in Camagüey.

A multidisciplinary team, integrated by psychiatrists, technicians and nurses, develops chats and educational therapies in schools, communities and labor centers, at the same time that coordinates the treatments and the hospitalization of the patients that require this way.

The specialized teams in addictions of the community centers of mental health generally have an expert dedicated to the ceasing tobbac. The biggest demand in the confidential line is to stop to smoke, and later the problems related with the consumption of alcohol.

The biggest demand in the confidential line is to stop to smoke, and later the problems related with the consumption of alcohol.

The youths with a social behavior of risk to the additions, receive a systematic pursuit by means of the medical clinics of the family, a fact that underlines the preventive value of the Cuban medicine.

The program of Mental Health in Camagüey is also distinguished for its effectiveness in the benefit of a specialized service of consultations and consejery, the one that facilitates a more direct relationship between the professionals and the population. (Alex López Almaguer)