Treating Tobacco Dependence in Behavioral Health Settings 2015

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 mental illness 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 an addiction and chronic disease, and introduce motivational interviewing as a means of promoting behavior change and treatment compliance in tobacco-dependent patients