TREATING TOBACCO DEPENDENCE IN MENTAL HEALTH SETTINGS

SAVE THE DATE        TREATING TOBACCO DEPENDENCE IN MENTAL HEALTH SETTINGS

Treating Tobacco Dependence in Mental Health Settings is a two-day training developed for psychiatrists, nurses, counselors and other mental health professionals which prepares the practitioner to effectively deliver tobacco services to smokers with mental illness.

2 Day CE/CME Activity Thursday & Friday, November 13 & 14, 2014

Activity Location: Rutgers-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School 335 George Street, 3rd Floor New Brunswick, New Jersey 08901 CE Activity Director: Jill M. Williams, MD Rutgers-RWJMS  Division of Addiction Psychiatry Registration Fee: $200.00 Fee includes tuition, handout materials, continental breakfast, continuing education credit and certification costs. For more information: Phone: 732-235-4341| williajm@rutgers.edu Accreditation: The following professional contact hours are provided: Physicians: AMA PRA Category 1 Credits – TBD Certified Counselors: 12 Clock Hours Nurses: 12.5 contact hours Psychologists: 12 CE Credits Social Work (Association of Social Work Boards): 12 clock hours Social Work (NJ Board of Social Work Examiners): 15 CE hours CTTS: 12 hours CADC: 12 Hours C204 training This ad was prepared by Rutgers-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, Division of Addiction Psychiatry, 317 George Street, Suite 105, New Brunswick, NJ 08901

People with Mental Illness More Likely to Use E-Cigarettes

New research from the University of California San Diego indicates that people with mental health conditions are twice as likely to have tried e-cigarettes and three times as likely to be current users of the devices, as people without mental health disorders. The frequently debated and highly controversial devices have not been approved by the FDA as smoking cessation aids and have not been demonstrated as effective harm reduction tools. The FDA has released proposed regulations for e-cigarettes, but critical loopholes still exist. Visit the Tobacco Control Legal Consortium’s FDA Action Center to learn more about these issues.

Cancer Incidence and Mental Illness

	CDC Releases Current Rates of Smoking Among Adults with Mental Illness Early last year, the CDC released a MMWR on the prevalence of smoking among adults with a mental illness. The report revealed that people with a mental illness are almost twice as likely to smoke, smoke more cigarettes per month, and are less likely to quit than adults without a mental illness. >> Read more >> Visit the CDC Vital Signs Smoking Among Adults with Mental Illness webpage
	Cancer Incidence Among Maryland Residents with Serious Mental Illness Adults with schizophrenia or bipolar disorder were 2.6 times more likely to develop cancer overall, and four times more likely to develop lung cancer over their lifetime than the general population. The study revealed that the risk factors that lead to these site specific cancers remain prevalent amongst those with schizophrenia or bipolar disorder. >> Read more
	Cancer Contributes to Mortality in People with Schizophrenia A recently published study found that the mortality rate for those with schizophrenia was double the rest of the population. Cancer death rates were found to be higher within the 40-59 year old population and the prevalence of lung cancer was greater in people with schizophrenia. >> Read more From National Behavioral Health Network for Tobacco and Cancer Control

Cancer Disparities and Mental Illness

Individuals with Anxiety Disorders May Be At Higher Risk for Cancer Generalized anxiety is one of the most common anxiety disorders among the general population.  Studies have shown that psychological factors like stress and anxiety can lead to impaired immune and endocrine function.  Individuals with anxiety disorders are almost 2 times more likely to develop lung cancer and prostate cancer than the general population. >> Read more
	Disparities in Survival Among Patients with Mental Illness and Oral Cancer Oral cancer is one of the ten most common cancers in the world.  Patients with oral cancer and mental illness demonstrate a poor prognosis and are 1.58 times more likely to experience mortality compared to an oral cancer patient without mental illness according to one study.  >> Read more
	Increased Tobacco-Related Mortality Among Individuals Diagnosed with Schizophrenia, Bipolar Disorder, or Depression In a study of tobacco related conditions and mortality rates amongst hospitalized psychiatric patients, tobacco linked diseases were approximately 53% of total deaths of patients with schizophrenia, 48% for those with bipolar, and 50% for patients with depression.  Tobacco use among people with schizophrenia ranges from 45-88%, 40-60% among those with major depression, and 33-70% among those with bipolar disorder. >> Read more  from National Behavioral Health Network for Tobacco and Cancer Control

Peers Helping Peers: Ways to Quit with Rx for Change

The Smoking Cessation Leadership Center (SCLC) is pleased to invite you to its next free webinar, “Peers Helping Peers: Ways to Quit with Rx for Change,” on July 24, 2013 at 1pm Eastern Time (120 minutes).  

We are honored to have the following experts presenting on this topic:

Ken Duckworth, MD, Medical Director of the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI)

Karen S. Hudmon, DrPH, MS, RPh, Professor and Associate Head for Operations, Department of Pharmacy Practice, College of Pharmacy, Purdue University

Frank Vitale, MA, National Director of the Pharmacy Partnership for Tobacco Cessation

Beth Lillard, Project Director, Adult Tobacco Cessation Services, Bay Area Community Resources

Karen Balsamico, Peer Coordinator, Adult Tobacco Cessation Services, Bay Area Community Resources

SCLC Deputy Director, Catherine Saucedo, will moderate the webinar.

Webinar objectives: 

• Explain why it is important to quit smoking
• Understand why tobacco products are addictive
• Describe what helps people quit smoking
• Explain what peer counselors can do to help others quit smoking
• Learn from a peer consumer about how to put the training into practice

Register now!   https://cc.readytalk.com/r/4i5pmzum1b1i&eom

Accreditation:The University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) School of Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians and allied health professionals.

UCSF designates this live activity for a maximum of 2.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits^TM.  Participants who join the LIVE session, on July 24, 2013, are eligible to earn up to 2.0 CME/CEU credits for a fee of $25* per certificate.  Physicians and allied health professionals should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the webinar activity.  Nurses, pharmacists, social workers, and other allied health professionals may also claim CE credits.

*Through September 30, 2013, you are eligible to receive FREE CME/CEU credit thanks to the support of SAMHSA. Please contact Jennifer Matekuare at jmatekuare@medicine.ucsf.edu , after the webinar, to sign up.

Don’t need to claim CME/CEUs?  SCLC issues free certificates of attendance for those who want contact hours only.

 Please feel free to forward this announcement to your colleagues.  For questions, contact Jennifer Matekuare, SCLC Operations Manager, at jmatekuare@medicine.ucsf.edu, or call toll-free (877) 509-3786.  This webinar will be recorded and may be viewed online on the Smoking Cessation Leadership Center’s website after the presentation. 

 

Break Free Alliance Newsletter 2013 Mar.

Reprinted at http://www.tobaccodeathray.blogspot.com,

Remembering R. Scott Chavez

We're deeply saddened to announce the passing of friend and colleague R. Scott Chavez, PhD, MPA, CCHP-A, Vice President with the National Commission on Correctional Health Care. Scott passed away on March 7th, succumbing to cancer at age 63. A long time member of the Break Free Alliance Coordinating Council, Dr. Chavez was the first to recognize the need for addressing tobacco policy and cessation in correctional facilities. He worked with the Alliance on developing the first-ever tobacco cessation curriculum specifically designed for inmate populations. He was a great supporter of the tobacco control movement and cared deeply about correctional health care issues. He helped the Alliance grow as a national network during his time on our Coordinating Council, often leading strategic planning sessions and overseeing the work and direction of our committees and workgroups. We will miss you Scott…thank you for your leadership and vision.

The Chavez family requests that condolences be sent to the NCCHC office at 1145 W. Diversey Parkway, Chicago, IL 60614. Donations may be made to the Hepatobiliary Cancers Foundation.

Update on Promising Practices 2014

For those of you who have seen or heard earlier announcements about Promising Practices 2014, we’ve moved the dates over one day so that it will now be occurring on April 28-29, 2014. And a location has been set as well! Our next conference will take place in Washington, DC. We’ll keep you informed as more details are finalized.

Vital Signs: Current Cigarette Smoking Among Adults Aged ≥18 Years with Mental Illness — United States, 2009–201

The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) recently released a Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR) on tobacco use and mental health. The report analyzed data from the 2009–2011 National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH), finding that adults with mental illness used tobacco at a rate of 36.1% as compared to 21.4% for adults without mental illness. The prevalence of tobacco use was higher (47.9%) for those living below the federal poverty level than for those at or above the federal poverty level (33.3%).

Key findings among current smokers with mental illness are:

·   The average number of cigarettes smoked in the last month was higher than for adults without mental illness.
·   Adults with mental illness quit at a lower rate (34.7%) than adults without mental illness (53.4%)

Given that people living with mental illness smoke more cigarettes per month and quit at a lower rate statistically, it is important to engage more mental health professionals in addressing the issue; implement systems change in mental health facilities to make treating to tobacco use part of the continuum of care; and help mental health and tobacco control programs collaborate on programming to ultimately reduce tobacco use among people living with mental illness.

 Click here for the Brief or the Full Report.

 Community Colleges Are Important Partners in Reducing Tobacco Use

Break Free Alliance is pleased to report that it has convened two meetings with the American Association of Community Colleges (AACC) to discuss the problem of tobacco use among community college students and how community colleges can benefit from and become a part of the “Tobacco-Free College Campus” initiative sponsored by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

Approximately 1,132 public, independent and tribal colleges are a part of the AACC’s system. Forty-five percent of students are between the ages of 22-39. Single parents make up 13% of the student population, non-US citizens 6%, veterans 3% and students with disabilities 12%. Forty-two percent of students report that they are the first generation to attend college.

 Tobacco use is higher among the populations referenced above and community colleges can be strong partners on local and statewide tobacco coalitions and workgroups. Reach out and invite them to the table!

We’d like to highlight two community colleges in West Virginia who are taking on the issue of tobacco use on campus: West Virginia University at Parkersburg and West Virginia Northern Community College. By enacting tobacco non-use policies and providing cessation services and referrals for students, these colleges recognize the role they play in improving the health of their students, faculty and community. For more information about the tobacco prevention and cessation programs of these community colleges, please contact Break Free Alliance.

 Additionally, the AACC is forging ahead with revising and re-issuing their Position Statement on Tobacco Use. Congratulations to the AACC for recognizing tobacco use as an important issue to address. We look forward to continued partnership and collaboration!

 Family Dollar vs. 7-11

Despite community protest, Family Dollar is continuing with its plan to sell cigarettes in their stores.

 

Unfortunately, using cigarette sales as a source of revenue is catching on among other chain dollar stores as well. Dollar General is following in Family Dollar’s footsteps and is planning to begin cigarette sales in its stores. Most of their stores will be stocked with cigarettes by mid 2013.  Click here to read more.

The good news is that convenience stores such as 7-11 are taking a different approach. 7-11 is shifting its focus from cigarette sales to food sales after gross margins dropped from 20.8% to 14.6% from 2002 to 2011. They are realizing that cigarettes are not as lucrative a product as food items and are choosing to scale back. “Over the course of the next 10 to 20 years, we fully expect for cigarette sales to continue to decline,” writes spokesman Scott Drake. “We are planning for cigarettes to not be a part of our long-term business model.”  Read the whole story here.

CDC’s Tips from Former Smokers campaign

The CDC’s Tips from Former Smokers campaign has some excellent and readily-accessible resources in their download center. If you are a local health department working with organizations that serve low SES populations, consider offering to print some Tips posters that can be put up on their walls if your budget allows, or assist them in putting a button on their website.

The National Networks for Tobacco Control and Prevention Websit3

The National Networks website provides helpful information, resources and links regarding priority populations, as well as a vast inventory of promising tools and programs for working with members of our communities.  The website features current news, upcoming events, pictures, discussion feeds and more, so visitors can stay updated on the latest information and opportunities to connect.

Please visit www.tobaccopreventionnetworks.org to see how you can help advance parity and eliminate tobacco-related disparities.

Break Free Alliance and Social Media

Visit the Alliance's Facebook, Twitter and blog pages to keep up-to-date with future events, resources and advocacy initiatives.  To view these pages, click on the Facebook, Twitter and blog icons below.

Become a Partner!

If you’ve been waiting to share your expertise with us and contribute to our Network, now is your chance! We need your expertise. We’re looking for tobacco control advocates, policy experts, grassroots organizers, fundraisers, researchers, and others dedicated to ending the cycle of tobacco and poverty. Visit here to learn more about what being a Partner with Break Free Alliance means and how you can participate.

Upcoming Events

Association for Community Health Improvement's 10th National Community Health Conference 

March 12-14; St. Louis, Missouri

 

2013 National Health Care for the Homeless Conference & Policy Symposium 

March 14-16; Washington, D.C.

Health Disparities Research at the Intersection of Race, Ethnicity, And Disability: A National Conference

April 25^th and 26^th; Washington, D.C.

 

Familias en Acción: Latino Health Equity Conference May 10; Portland, OR

 

Repository Highlights

The articles listed below are just a snapshot of what you can find in Break Free Alliance’s Repository. For additional articles relating to tobacco use among low SES populations, visit the Research section of the Repository.  Also, we’re looking to add more items to the Resources and Directory sections in our Repository: if you have expertise in and/or resources about low SES populations and tobacco control issues, let us know!
 

Project Exhale: Preliminary Evaluation of a Tailored Smoking Cessation Treatment for HIV-Positive African American Smokers

AIDS Patient Care STDS. 2013 Jan;27(1):22-32. 

Matthews AK, Conrad M, Kuhns L, Vargas M, King AC.

Understanding maternal smoking during pregnancy: Does residential context matter?             

Soc Sci Med. 2012 Dec 1. pii: S0277-9536(12)00785-X. [Epub ahead of print]

Shoff C, Yang TC.

 

Ongoing self-engagement in quit attempts and cessation outcomes among rural smokers who were unable to quit after 2 years of repeated interventions        

J Rural Health. 2013 Jan;29(1):106-12.

Azor Hui SK, Nazir N, Faseru B, Ellerbeck EF.

Tobacco Use During Military Deployment           

Nicotine Tob Res. 2013 Jan 8. [Epub ahead of print]
Talcott GW, Cigrang J, Sherrill-Mittleman D, Snyder DK, Baker M, et al.

Attitudes Toward Smoke-Free Workplaces, Restaurants, and Bars, Casinos, and Clubs Among U.S. Adults: Findings From the 2009–2010 National Adult Tobacco Survey               

Nicotine Tob Res. 2013 Jan 7. [Epub ahead of print]
King BA, Dube SR, Tynan MA.