Helpful Links
New York State-Specific Information
- NYS Medicaid Managed Care (MMC) Pharmacy Benefit Information Center
- NYS Tobacco Control Program
- NYS Smokers' Quitline Homepage
- NYS Smokers' Quitline – Health care Professionals
General Information on Tobacco Use and Treatment
- Patient Care Settings and Smoking Cessation
- Patient Care
- A Practical Guide to Help Your Patients Quit Using Tobacco
- Drug Interactions with Tobacco Smoke
- Menthol and Cigarettes
- Free Online Tobacco Treatment Training
- Free Smoking Cessation Toolkits for Providers
Information on Tobacco Use Among People with Behavioral Health Conditions and Substance Use Disorders
- NEW 2022 report! Treating Tobacco Use Disorder in Behavioral Health Populations: Innovative Approaches and Uses of Approved Medications
- New 2022 one-pager! Key Messages - Treating Tobacco Use Disorder in Behavioral Health Populations: Innovative Approaches and Uses of Approved Medications
- What We Know – Tobacco Use and Quitting Among Individuals With Behavioral Health Conditions
- Implementing Tobacco Cessation Programs in Substance Use Disorder Treatment Settings – A Quick Guide for Program Directors and Clinicians
- Free Smoking Cessation Toolkits for Mental Health Care Providers
NEW 2022 Report for Behavioral Health Providers!
Treating Tobacco Use Disorder in Behavioral Health Populations: Innovative Approaches and Uses of Approved Medications is intended for behavioral health providers practicing in all treatment settings. This report highlights the important role that behavioral health providers have in addressing tobacco use and focuses on innovative uses of approved medications that improve treatment outcomes of tobacco use disorder. The report provides:
- An overview of the seven FDA-approved medications for treating tobacco use
- Key messages for treating tobacco use disorder in behavioral health populations
- Recommended use of those FDA-approved medications associated with improved outcomes
In a hurry? See the report's 7 key messages one-pager!
Health Systems for a Tobacco-Free NY Grantees
If your health system is looking to enhance the delivery of evidence-based treatment for tobacco dependence, we can help. Regional contractors throughout New York State work with health systems to ensure that every patient who uses tobacco is identified, offered, and provided timely, evidence-based treatment and follow-up.
New York State Smokers' Quitline
Quitlines are an effective tobacco dependence treatment extender. The New York State Smokers' Quitline provides free, confidential, effective tobacco cessation services to New Yorkers who want to quit smoking and those who support them.
Posters
- James (A Tip from a Former Smoker)
- Wilma (A Tip from a Former Smoker)
- Jessica (A Tip from a Former Smoker)
- Beatrice (A Tip from a Former Smoker)
- 11x17 Treat Nicotine Addiction
- 22x34 Treat Nicotine Addiction
- 11x17 Smoking Causes 16 Types of Cancer – Bladder Cancer
- 11x17 Smoking Causes 16 Types of Cancer – Colon Cancer
- 11x17 Smoking Causes 16 Types of Cancer – Stomach Cancer
- 8.5x11 Brief Interventions for Nicotine Addiction – The 5As
