Peninsula Health Concepts San Mateo, California, United States
Session Description: While the general population rates for smoking in the U.S. have now dropped to 14%, in the populations of people in substance use disorder treatment or recovery the rates observed vary from 50% to over 90%.
A 2011 Meta analysis of articles about smoking and treatment concluded:
"The very high smoking rates reported in addiction treatment samples warrant significant, organized, and systemic response from addiction treatment systems, from agencies that fund and regulate those systems, and from agencies concerned with tobacco control."
One sign that the addiction field is stepping up yo this challenge is beginning January 1, 2022, the 2,000+ addiction treatment programs in California will be required by state law (AB541) to provide robust tobacco use disorder assessment and treatment services to all admitted clients.
This workshop will provide information and solutions about the deadly nexus between cigarette smoking and the high rates of mortality and morbidity among persons in treatment or recovery from substance use disorder. Additionally, it will include data from focus groups and interviews with treatment professionals. The presentation will also showcase a recently developed free web-based “toolkit” for both organizations and individuals that directly addresses this problem
Learning Objectives:
After this activity participants should be able to
understand and articulate compelling reasons why professionals and programs should comprehensively address cigarette smoking among treatment and recovery populations.
Appreciate how some addiction and mental health programs are successfully addressing this problem (cessation and risk reduction) and be able to apply that learning to their own organization.
Demonstrate the value of the no-cost digital Smoking and Recovery Toolkit for treatment and recovery organizations as well as persons in recovery who wish to lower their smoking risk.