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Adapting a Digital Intervention to Improve Smoking Cessation in Persons With Serious Mental Illness

08/21/2020 - 08/20/2023

National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH), subcontract from University of Maryland Baltimore

In the U.S., there are more than 1.2 million inpatient stays each year for serious mental illness (SMI). Yet tobacco cessation treatment for SMI smokers is lacking and the vast majority of patients relapse after hospital discharge. This ongoing study tailors EX to meet the needs of SMI smokers to help them stay quit after a psychiatric hospitalization.

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Vaping in the Workplace: Awareness and Support for E-cigarette Workplace Policies

American Journal of Health Behavior

Clean indoor air policies have played a critical role in protecting the health of working adults. Employers are now having to consider how to handle vaping. This study found that majority of employees surveyed (including e-cigarette users) supported a vape-free workplace, yet fewer than half of employers have a written policy addressing e-cigarette use.

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Quitting E-Cigarettes: Quit Attempts and Quit Intentions Among Youth and Young Adults

Preventive Medicine Reports

Explore the e-cigarette cessation behavior and the factors associated with quit attempts and intentions in this comprehensive study.

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Want Smoking Cessation Programs in the Workplace that Work?

Michael Burke EdD Mayo Clinic Nicotine Dependence Center (Retired), Program Director

Learn the 4 hallmarks to providing smoking cessation programs in the workplace that work. Start by asking these questions.

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EX Program by Truth Initiative® and McLeod Health Join Forces to Help Employees, Patients Live Tobacco Free

The EX Program now offers personalized quit-smoking tools to 8,900 employees working for the McLeod Health system of hospitals and physician practices in northeastern South Carolina.

What 2021 and COVID-19 Could Mean for Tobacco Use Surcharges

Robert Falk, General Counsel

Much like 2020, making predictions for 2021 isn’t easy, but one thing is likely: you may want to reconsider your approach to incentives to help people quit tobacco.

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Should Smokers Be Prioritized for COVID-19 Vaccine?

Jessie Saul, Ph.D., Director, Strategic Insights

It’s a controversial question that has dominated headlines recently, but the science is clear.

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How Proposed EEOC Wellness Incentive Rules May Impact Workplace Tobacco Cessation Programs

Barbara L. Zabawa, JD, MPH, Founder and President, Center for Health and Wellness Law, LLC

Learn key changes to the ADA and GINA rules that could impact tobacco cessation programs in the workplace from legal expert Barbara L. Zabawa, JD, MPH.

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Think Quit-smoking Resources Aren’t Needed? Here’s a Reality Check

Amanda Graham Ph.D., Chief Health Officer

Recent CDC research about tobacco use delivers some surprising results. We dig into the data for what it all means.

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