The Protected Addiction: Exploring Staff Beliefs toward Integrating Tobacco Dependence into Substance Abuse Treatment Services

Survey research was used to explore the beliefs of 963 staff members regarding the myths to treating tobacco dependence and the integration of tobacco dependence into substance abuse treatment programs. The staff represented a mixture of residential outpatient, and prevention-based gender-specific (...

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Published inJournal of alcohol and drug education Vol. 53; no. 2; pp. 52 - 70
Main Authors Teater, Barbra, Hammond, Gretchen Clark
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Lansing American Alcohol and Drug Information Foundation 01.08.2009
American Alcohol & Drug Information Foundation
Subjects
Addictions
Addictive Behavior
Alcoholism
Attitude Measures
Beliefs
Care and treatment
Clinical outcomes
Clinical trials
Drug Education
Drugs
Employee Attitudes
Employee incentives
Employee motivation
Females
Followup Studies
Health aspects
Health hazards
Hypnotherapy
Literature Reviews
Meta Analysis
Misconceptions
Mythology
Narcotics
Ohio
Outcomes of Treatment
Pharmaceutical industry
Physical Health
Randomized Controlled Trials
Rehabilitation
Smoking
Smoking cessation
Smoking cessation programs
Studies
Substance Abuse
Substance abuse treatment
Surveys
Tobacco industry
Ohio
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Summary:Survey research was used to explore the beliefs of 963 staff members regarding the myths to treating tobacco dependence and the integration of tobacco dependence into substance abuse treatment programs. The staff represented a mixture of residential outpatient, and prevention-based gender-specific (women only) treatment centers throughout Ohio. The study found the following: a high percentage of staff believed in the conventional myths associated with the treatment of tobacco in chemically dependent persons; current smokers were reluctant to support all substance abuse treatment facilities in becoming tobacco-free, yet did support treating tobacco dependence in their facilities; and former and never smokers supported tobacco-free policies for their and all treatmentfacilities. Education and support for staff in treating tobacco dependence is recommended.
ISSN:0090-1482
2162-4119