According to Najran Health Affairs, over the period from March to August, 2020, the anti-smoking clinics at healthcare centers have received 1,138 outpatients and provided them with therapeutic and educational services about smoking harms, and have helped 556 of them quit smoking, at a rate of 48.8%.
The anti-smoking program provides its services through the main clinic and the other clinics at these healthcare centers (Al-Hadhn, Al-Faisaliyah, Rejla, Al-Fahad Al-Shemali, Al-Fahad Al-Janoubi, Al-Dhobat, Prince Meshal and Sultanat Sharourah). The centers provide those wishing to quit smoking with therapeutic services (behavioral and pharmaceutic), including changing behavioral style, exercising, drinking liquid under the supervision of qualified medical staff, adds the Affairs.