1. Tobacco Cessation Services in Addiction Treatment: What Do Clients Say?
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Guydish, Joseph, Yip, Deborah, Le, Thao, Gubner, Noah R., Williams, Denise D., and Delucchi, Kevin L.
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DRUG abuse treatment ,TOBACCO ,ADDICTIONS - Abstract
Objective: Specialty addiction programs treat people who are addicted to alcohol, opioids, stimulants, and other drugs. This study identified the proportion of addiction program clients who received tobacco-related services and factors associated with receipt of such services.Methods: In 2015 and 2016, clients (N=2,119) in 24 programs were surveyed for receipt of services aligning with three of the five As of tobacco cessation: ask, advise, assist. Multivariate analyses examined factors associated with receipt of each service.Results: Most clients (76%) were asked about smoking. Among smokers (N=1,630), 53% were advised to quit, 41% received counseling, 26% received cessation medication, and 17% received counseling and medication. Clients were more likely to receive tobacco-related services if they wanted help quitting smoking or were enrolled in programs with tobacco-free grounds.Conclusions: These correlational findings suggest that increasing client motivation to quit and implementing tobacco-free policies on the grounds of treatment centers may increase tobacco-related services in addiction treatment. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]- Published
- 2019
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