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Jump to full article: DW World (Deutsche Welle) (de), 2008-09-17
Author: classifyng smoking as an illness, some insurers say, more
Intro: Germany's Federal Medical Society is proposing that nicotine addiction be classified as an illness in a bid to help the country's smokers quit. Not everyone is behind the idea. . . .
The Federal Medical Society suggests that smokers who have a real dependency should be assessed for treatment by doctors in the same way as those suffering from physical ailments or complaints. If the smoker is then determined by the doctor to have an addiction, the appropriate recovery program should then be prescribed.
The idea behind the proposal is to increase the pressure on smokers by labeling them as sick and in need of medical help. It is also a way of getting smokers off the weed and on to the road to recovery by providing professional help.
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