The ATTOC Approach, including the 7 Core Strategies and the 10-Step Process, works well in a wide range of clinical settings, as well as in many community programs.
Tobacco addiction causes substantial medical disease and shortens the life of individuals in recovery from alcohol or other drugs. As addiction treatment providers, we are changing our culture to integrate tobacco addiction treatment in our work. The ATTOC Approach has been demonstrated to be effective in helping hundreds of substance abuse treatment programs to change their culture to address this deadly addiction through:
Recent research shows that treatment of tobacco addiction:
Individuals with mental illness have high rates of tobacco addiction, and this addiction causes substantial medical disease and shortens their life. Recent studies report that people with serious mental illness live 25 years shorter life than the general population and that tobacco addiction and obesity are the two key main contributors to this statistic.
As mental health treatment providers, we are changing our culture to integrate tobacco addiction treatment in our work. We can offer:
Recent research shows that treatment of tobacco addiction:
The ATTOC Team has worked with numerous mental health treatment agencies. We have also worked with other private and public agencies in Massachusetts, Connecticut, New Jersey, Delaware, Pennsylvania, New York, Ohio, Illinois, Kentucky, Tennessee, Washington State, and more.
Medical hospitals are places of healing. Yet, many choose not to address the use of tobacco by staff and patients. The University of New Mexico Hospital, part of the Health System ATTOC is a part of, has chosen to be proactive in helping both patients and staff break this deadly addiciton. UNM is tobacco free, both indoors and outdoors, and also offers support to patients in their recovery.