An Epidemic Rages On: “Treatment” Is Not Enough

• By: Ashley Brody, MPA, CPRP Search for Change, Inc.
• October 23rd, 2023
• addiction, comorbid conditions, deaths of despair, depression, epidemic, Fall 2023 Issue, harm reduction, housing first, mental illness, pain, recovery, social determinants of health, substance use disorder, suffering, suicide
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Unprecedented rates of substance abuse and mental illness have afflicted nearly every segment of our population in recent years. This intractable public health crisis has led healthcare professionals, policymakers, and other stakeholders to reexamine longstanding assumptions concerning the...

Addressing Nicotine Dependence in Patients with Mental Health Concerns and/or Substance Use Disorders

• By: Kristen Richardson, RN, CTTS Danielle O’Brien, CTTS Central New York Regional Center for Tobacco Health Systems at St. Joseph’s Health
• October 23rd, 2023
• comorbid conditions, enhanced interventions, evidence-based care, Fall 2023 Issue, improved mood, integrated treatment, mental illness, nicotine addiction, nicotine withdrawal, preventable disease, quitting benefits, smoking, smoking rates, substance use disorders, tobacco screening
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Tobacco use remains the leading cause of preventable disease and death in the United States, accounting for approximately one in five deaths. An estimated 11.5% of U.S. adults are current cigarette smokers. That translates to 28.3 million adults in our country who are currently smoking. More than...