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The mission of the Network is to help increase the capacity
in every state to establish effective, sustainable, and affordable
cessation services to help tobacco users quit and stay quit.
We seek to do this by linking state and national cessation leaders
together to share information, resources and strategies, thereby
enabling programs in each state to become more comprehensive
and successful.
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**NEW** 2008 Clinical Practice Guideline Update: Treating Tobacco Use and Dependence. Download the 2008 update to this important new guideline for tobacco cessation. You can also visit http://www.surgeongeneral.gov/tobacco for the updated Clinicians Guide and stop smoking materials.
 ANNOUNCING the publication of the BEA Resource Guide and Resource Guide Summary. The 61-page RESOURCE GUIDE has been developed to assist a variety of health professionals providing tobacco cessation services for people with mental illness and substance use disorders. The Guide includes existing research, expert professional advice, and practical information for adapting their tobacco cessation programs and services. The 10-page RESOURCE GUIDE SUMMARY presents the highlights and “At-A-Glance” summary pages.
For more information and to preview the Resource Guide Summary, visit the Bringing Everyone Along section.
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Roundtable Conference Call and Discussion Forum Series:
April 3, 16 & 17 and May 1 & 19, 2008
Registration required for these calls.
Call in information will be emailed to registered participates prior to the call.
All calls are 11:30 – 12:45 PDT (2:30 – 3:45 EDT; 8:30 – 9:45 Hawaii)
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Topic: Expert Advice for Providing Services for Tobacco Users with Mental Illness and Substance Use Disorders. Hosted by the BEA Expert Advisory Committee. |
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April 3: The problem of tobacco use and MI/SUD: Barriers and challenges for treating these populations, spectrum of illness that people seeking treatment are likely to have and how it affects their treatment, why attention to treatment for these populations is so urgent, what the BEA project has found about treatment for people with MI/SUD.
Presenters: Chad Morris, PhD, University of Colorado
Wendy Bjornson MPH, Oregon Health and Science University
Conference Call Materials:
• Agenda
• Presentations: "The Problem of Tobacco Use MI/SUD" & "Key Findings and Recommendations from the BEA Project"
• BEA Resource Guide Summary
Participate in the TCLN Discussion Forum on these topics from March 31 – April 10.
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April 16 & 17: Clinical Solution in Providing Tobacco Dependence Treatment for People with MI/SUD. Importance of the initial assessment, assessing stability and functionality for treatment planning, addressing medication issues, importance of clinic monitoring and referral.
Presenters: Eric Heiligenstein MD, University of Wisconsin
Gary Tedeschi, PhD, California Smokers' Helpline
Conference Call Materials:
• Agenda
• Presentations: "Clinical Solutions for Providing Tobacco Dependence Treatment for People with Mental Illness and Substance Use Disorders" & "Treating Persons with MI/SUD on Quitlines"
Participate in the TCLN Discussion Forum on these topics from April 14 - April 20.
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May 1 & 19: Tobacco Free Policy Issues and Adapting Tobacco Treatment Programs. The importance of tobacco free policies for promoting cessation, addressing resistance in mental health and substance use facilities, how programs can be adapted to better serve people with MI/SUD.
Presenters: Douglas Ziedonis, MD, MPH
Professor and Chairman, Department of Psychiatry
U Mass Memorial Medical Center
Janet Smeltz, M.Ed.,LADC-I, M-CTTS
Director, Tobacco, Addictions, Policy and Education (TAPE) Project
Institute for Health and Recovery
Conference Call Materials:
• Agenda
• Presentations:
"Barriers and Solutions to Addressing Tobacco Use in Addiction and Mental Health Treatment Settings"
"Tobacco Dependence Treatment Programs and Specialist Training"
Participate in the TCLN Discussion Forum on these topics from April 28 - May 8.
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