title: [Centres for Tobacco-Dependent in the Czech Republic in 2012: overview and economy].
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Since 2005, in the Czech Republic the Centres for Tobacco-Dependent are being established at hospitals.
  
  
  METHODS
  Evaluation of the activity of these 37 centres in 2012, economic analysis of treatment costs and assessment of the cost of life year gained (LYG).
  
  
  RESULTS
  Most of the centres (26 of 37) are based at pulmonary clinics with opening hours for smokers: on average 7 hours/week. Treatment codes 25501 and 25503 are used at 28 centres. Entry visit usually takes on average 61 minutes, follow-up visits 22 minutes. Nicotine replacement therapy and varenicline are indicated in all centres, but only 14 centres use bupropion. Virtually all centres use links to other clinical disciplines, about 10.5 % of patients are sent to other departments. The most common barriers for wider activity are insufficient salaries and staffing. In 2012, the Centre for Tobacco-Dependent at the 3rd Medical Department, 1st Faculty of Medicine, Charles University in Prague and the General University Hospital treated 430 patients for the price of 3792 CZK per treated patient ( 150 Euro), respectively, with 38 % success rate for the price of 10,003 CZK per abstinent patient ( 400 Euro), or for 1,334 CZK per LYG ( 50 Euro/LYG).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  In the future it would be good to improve working conditions in centres and to take advantage of their potential for the indispensable, effective and highly cost-effective treatment.
authors.forename: Eva
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Králíková
authors.forename: Alexandra
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kmeťová
authors.forename: Vladislava
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Felbrová
authors.forename: Stanislava
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kulovaná
authors.forename: Jiří
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Rameš
authors.forename: Lenka
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Stěpánková
authors.forename: Kamila
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Zvolská
authors.forename: Jana
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Skoupá
mesh_terms: D003362:Cost-Benefit Analysis; D018153:Czech Republic; D006801:Humans; D016540:Smoking Cessation / Q000191:economics / Q000379:methods*; D016320:Substance Abuse Treatment Centers / Q000191:economics / Q000458:organization & administration*; D061485:Tobacco Use Cessation Devices / Q000191:economics; D014029:Tobacco Use Disorder / Q000191:economics / Q000534:rehabilitation*