Treating tobacco users who are not ready to quit
Most tobacco use treatment options are indicated for those individuals who are "ready to quit" but evidence suggests that up to 70% of individuals are not yet ready. What treatment options are availa...
1 Jul 202439min
Addressing tobacco use in Veterans with PTSD
Veterans with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) have high rates of concurrent smoking. PTSD symptomatology can pose specific challenges to treating tobacco use in Veterans. Dr. Eric Dedert, a psych...
5 Jun 202343min
Treating tobacco use in substance use disorder care
Although tobacco use is common among individuals treated for substance use disorders (SUDs), many treatment settings do not address it. Evidence indicates that tobacco related disease is more likely t...
3 Apr 202339min
Integrating Tobacco Use Treatment into Mental Health Care
Mental health care providers are optimally positioned to provide tobacco use treatment as they are well trained to address behavior change and have close and trusted relationships with their patients....
6 Mar 202342min
Treating vaping or e-cigarette use
Health care providers are increasingly seeing adult patients who use nicotine-containing vapes or e-cigarettes asking for assistance with stopping their use. There is limited guidance available to hea...
6 Feb 202343min
Using motivational interviewing to encourage change
Only 30% of tobacco users are ready to quit at any given clinical encounter. How can health care providers encourage patients to consider making changes to their tobacco use and to utilize evidence-ba...
2 Jan 202339min
Tobacco Policy and Treatment in the VA Health Care System
The National Director of Tobacco & Health Policy for VA, the largest integrated health care system in the US, Dr. Kim Hamlett-Berry, PhD, joins to discuss key elements to facilitate tobacco treatment ...
1 Nov 202140min
