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Tobacco addiction causes 443,000 deaths in the United States each year, making it the leading preventable cause of death. In addition, some 8.6 million Americans live with serious smoking-related illnesses. Of the 45.3 million current smokers, 70% say that they would like to quit. But without assistance, less than 5% are able to stop smoking. They need help from health professionals, whose advice serves as a powerful motivator.

The Smoking Cessation Leadership Center (SCLC) is a national program office of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. Significant support is also provided by the American Legacy Foundation. SCLC aims to increase smoking cessation rates and increase the number of health professionals who help smokers quit. The Center creates partnerships for results with a variety of groups and institutions to develop and implement action plans around smoking cessation. Partnerships with dental hygienists, nurses, pharmacists, emergency physicians, hospitals, labor unions, family physicians, the Veterans Health Administration, and myriad other groups all lead toward the same goal: saving lives by increasing cessation rates and cessation interventions.

CLICK HERE for the latest issue of the Tobacco Free for Recovery Communiqué

QUICK LINKS:

• The American Lung Association just released the 2012 State of Tobacco Control Report
• The recording is now available for SCLC's webinar, "To Smoke or Not to Smoke:  That is the Adolescent’s Question", held on November 1, 2011
• Click here for the lastest article by Dr. Steven Schroeder, "Depression, Smoking, and Heart Disease: How Can Psychiatrists Be Effective?"
• Update on the Joint Commission's new Tobacco Cessation Measures
• Latest study on pregnant women who are trying to quit smoking
• Latest study on third hand smoke
• Important article on FDA menthol report - The Threat of Menthol Cigarettes to U.S. Public Health
• 100 Pioneers Campaign
• SCLC/SAMHSA Leadership Academies for Wellness and Smoking Cessation Initiative
• SCLC webinar series
• Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has announced tobacco treatment coverage
  Click here for a downloadable file of the original memo.
• Behavioral Health Advisory Forum Report on Quitline Callers with MH/SUD.
• SCLC CATALOGUE OF TOOLS - All resources are low cost, no cost items. Download your copy today.
• Don't Forget Tobacco - Visit the SCLC Publications page for details of this recent article in the New England Journal of Medicine 
• Guide to taking a hospital smoke-free
• A toolkit for implementing smoke-free laws
• Performance Partnerships - Summit implementation model - Starting a cessation initiative
• NASADAD Releases Report Describing how State Substance Abuse Agencies Address Tobacco Cessation in the Context of Treating Other Addictive Disorders
• Training clinicians and peer advocates on cessation - Click here for a variety of resources.
• Don’t See What You Need?
  Contact the SCLC for a free technical assistance consultation

  SCLC is a national leader in tobacco cessation. Our staff provides content, process, and strategic advice to those interested in improving their record on tobacco intervention. In addition, our team offers assistance with facilitating cessation partnerships at the county, state and national level.

  With an established network of state partners working on everything from cessation trainings, toolkits, health reform, place-based initiatives, and social marketing campaigns, we can help you find what you need.

  Call toll-free 1-877-509-3786 or e-mail rreyes@medicine.ucsf.edu for a free consultation.

PROVIDERS: Visit our Tools and Resources page for much more information. TOBACCO USERS: Want to quit tobacco? Visit our stop smoking page today!

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