Open AccessThe New York Policy on Smoking in Addiction Treatment: Findings After 1 Year
Author(s) -
Joseph Guydish,
Barbara Tajima,
Agatha Kulaga,
Roberto Zavala,
Lawrence S. Brown,
Alan Bostrom,
Douglas M. Ziedonis,
Eve Man Hin Chan
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
american journal of public health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.284
H-Index - 264
eISSN - 1541-0048
pISSN - 0090-0036
DOI - 10.2105/ajph.2011.300590
Subject(s) - addiction , environmental health , medicine , psychiatry
We assessed changes in smoking prevalence and other measures associated with the July 2008 New York Office of Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Services tobacco policy, which required that all publicly funded addiction treatment programs implement smoke-free grounds, have "no evidence" of smoking among staff, and make tobacco dependence treatment available for all clients.