A Statewide Implementation of the Treating Tobacco in Mental Health Settings Training (14MR01)

Smoking rates in individuals with a mental illness or addiction are at least double that of the general population. A growing body of research reveals that smokers with co-occurring psychiatric and/or other substance use disorders want to quit tobacco, are able to quit, and quitting does not threaten their recovery process.

This activity will teach effective interventions to combat tobacco use, will help learners understand tobacco dependence as a chronic disease, and introduce and explain motivational interviewing as a means of promoting behaviour change and treatment compliance in tobacco-dependent patients.

Presentations by experts in the field of tobacco dependence treatment will provide learners with valuable evidence-based treatment strategies to assist patients address tobacco, provide the information necessary to adopt a smoke-free healthcare facility policy, and present effective tools and tactics to successfully empower patients to choose a long and healthy tobacco-free life.