To assess tobacco-related policies and practices in mental health and substance abuse treatment facilities in the United States (including Puerto Rico), the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the …
Abstract The Smoking Cessation Leadership Center (SCLC) was established in 2003 to increase the rate of smoking cessation attempts and the likelihood those efforts would succeed. Although smoking remains the …
Abstract: Smoking is much more common among persons with behavioral health conditions (mental illnesses and/or substance use disorders). Persons with these disorders are more likely to die from smoking related …
New data has revealed that 20% of patients with cancer experienced post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) within months of their diagnosis, and continue to live with the condition year later. While the condition …
VA mental health staff struggle with knowing that tobacco use is important, but they face competing priorities, encounter patient resistance, are conflicted on their role in addressing tobacco, and lack tobacco training.
A new article from the Nicotine & Tobacco Research journal explores the implications of smoking and tobacco-free policies in women’s residential substance use disorder facilities. The purpose of this study was to: (1) describe the role of smoking in the lives of women in residential SUD treatment; (2) explore perceptions of the facilitators and barriers to tobacco-free policy among women in residential SUD treatment.
Cigarette smoking has remained “alarmingly high” among individuals with mental illness, and the disparity of smoking rates between those with and without mental illness is growing, according to a new …
