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San Antonio de los Baños, Artemisa, Cuba.- Family doctors in this town carry out preventive work against addictions. The first educational action performed by doctors is to dispense patients at risk of addiction, which can be smoking, alcoholism and substance abuse.
The visit and control of these patients, as well as attention to youth and adolescents are tasks carried out in the territory, especially in the urban area due to its characteristics. Also educational lectures, conferences at student centers and neighborhoods discussions are ongoing issues for health of patients.
San Antonio de los Baños shows a high rate of addiction to smoking and alcoholism in the young male population. Experts are worried about this situation. That is why these health professionals work for the integration of teen clubs and explain everything related to addiction and its consequences. In this activity students of different ages participate, who support the preventive work together with the family doctor.