Behavioral Health Facts

From the UW School of Medicine and Public Health:

• Tobacco Treatment and Smoke-Free Environments
• Nicotine Addiction and Behavioral Health: Why is It Hard to Quit Smoking?
• Evidence Shows Quitting Smoking Offers 25% Better Chance of Recovering from Other Addictions
• Fact sheet for AODA professionals
• Wisconsin Medicaid/ForwardHealth/BadgerCare and Quitting Tobacco
• Overview: Medications for Treating Tobacco Use
• FDA-approved Medications: Dosing Chart
• Chart on Medication Interactions with Tobacco

In the following video, staff from the Kenosha Community Health Center discuss how they help patients quit smoking:

• CDC:
  • 5 Things Mental Health Providers Should Know
  • People with Mental Illness 70% More Likely to Smoke
• SAMHSA: Adults with Behavioral Health Disorders Account for 40 Percent of All Cigarettes Smoked
• National Council for Mental Health: Tobacco Cessation Treatment Resources

“While there were concerns that we would lose business as a result of going tobacco free, that did not occur. We made the change in 2002 and business grew each year to the point that we expanded our beds in 2011. We actually used the change as a marketing tool.” ~Sheila Weix, MSN, RN, CARN, and LNC