Despite knowing the dangers of smoking and losing my father and grandfather to lung cancer, I smoked for 25 years. It took me 10 years of trying to finally quit. My husband has been on his journey even longer. Most recently, he began using eCigarettes as his newest weapon in what has been a long, […]
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“The Health Consequences of Smoking – 50 Years of Progress” was released by the Surgeon General January 17, and as the title suggests, it’s full of good news about smoking declines since the 1964 landmark report. But the report underscored something those of us who work with people with behavioral health problems have known for […]
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As behavioral health practitioners, we are in the business of recovery. Tackling tobacco use in substance abuse treatment settings can be a cornerstone of services.
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