Resources and Tools for the Addiction Professional

Don’t miss the opportunity to learn more about tobacco recovery.

• The New York State Tobacco Dependence Resource Center offers some excellent sample tobacco free policies and other resources and support for integrating tobacco dependence interventions into chemical dependency treatment.
• An excellent repository of resources for providers is housed on the OASAS Tobacco Independence webpage.
• Read the Public Health Service’s recently updated Clinical Practice Guidelines that cover the latest recommendations for treating Tobacco Use and Dependence.Also available as a PDF.
• Johnathan Foulds, MA, MAppSci, PhD, provides clear and accessible advice on using over-the-counter nicotine replacement therapy.
  
• Follow the progress toward tobacco recovery throughout the United States by catching the latest Tobacco News and Information.
  
• Inhaling tobacco smoke affects the metabolism of several psychiatric medications. When patients stop smoking tobacco, they may need to reduce the dose of these medications. For more information, see this helpful table:  Psychiatry Rx For Change: Drug Interactions with Smoking.

Tobacco dependence screening tools

• The Fagerström Test for Nicotine Dependence (FTND) – This is the most widely-used, empirically validated tool to identify a person’s tobacco dependence.
  The Fagerström Test for Nicotine Dependence (FTND-ST) is the FTND modified for users of smokeless tobacco.
• The Hooked on Nicotine Checklist (HONC) is the most widely used tool for identifying loss of autonomy over tobacco. It is most commonly used to screen adolescents for tobacco dependence.
• Tools to help you build tobacco-free policy documents:
  • The Tobacco-Free Policy Checklist is a tool to analyze a program’s policy for compliance with requirements for OASAS Regulation Part 856 Tobacco-Free Services.
  • The Sample Tobacco-Free Policy for Residential Chemical Dependence Treatment Agency (for residential programs) meets the requirements of Part 856.
  • SPARC Tobacco-Free Environment Policy and SPARC Tobacco-Free Treatment Agreement (for an agency with inpatient and outpatient programs) meets the requirements of Part 856.