Capacity of US drug treatment facilities to provide evidence-based tobacco treatment

J.J. Hunt, B.J. Gajewski, Y. Jiang, A.P. Cupertino and K.P. Richter

American Journal of Public Health, 2013, vol. 103, issue 10, 1799-1801

Abstract: Although people with drug problems consume a large proportion of cigarettes smoked in the United States, few drug treatment facilities offer tobacco treatment. Our analysis of 405 facilities showed that most had the skills but few had policies, leadership, or financial resources to provide evidencebased tobacco treatment. For-profits reported significantly fewer tobacco treatment resources than nonprofits. The Affordable Care and Mental Health Parity acts will improve treatment access for drug-dependent persons. To realize these acts' full promise, policymakers should ensure that clients have access to tobacco treatment.

Keywords: article; drug dependence treatment; economics; evidence based medicine; factual database; health care delivery; health care planning; health care survey; human; organization and management; outpatient department; patient education; smoking cessation; United States, Ambulatory Care Facilities; Databases, Factual; Evidence-Based Medicine; Health Care Surveys; Health Resources; Health Services Accessibility; Humans; Patient Education as Topic; Substance Abuse Treatment Centers; Tobacco Use Cessation; United States (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2013
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DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2013.301427

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