Abstract
We assessed tobacco-related policies and procedures at all state-funded, community-based residential mental health and substance addiction treatment facilities before implementation of new state policy requirements. We conducted telephone interviews with 162 of 166 (98%) facility administrators. Only 15% had voluntarily implemented 100% smokefree campus policies, and 47% offered cessation resources at patient discharge; however, less than 10% expressed opposition to these future requirements. Smoking bans and cessation support in residential treatment facilities can reduce tobacco-related disparities among people with mental illness and addictions, but states may need to be the catalyst for policy implementation.
Original language | English (US) |
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Article number | 110080 |
Journal | Preventing Chronic Disease |
Volume | 9 |
Issue number | 1 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Jan 2012 |
Externally published | Yes |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Health Policy
- Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health