The situation is very similar in the U.S. and we are trying hard to address this within Dawn Farm for a few key reasons:
- In Michigan, 23% of the population smokes while 85% of our clients smoke.
- Addicts and alcoholics have a harder time quitting than other smokers.
- Addicts and alcoholics experience greater physical harm from smoking than other smokers.
- Quitting smoking at the initiation of recovery is associated with improved treatment outcomes. Quitting smoking is good for recovery.
- 15% of nonsmokers who enter programs that allow smoking become smokers by the time they leave treatment.
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That statistic on non-smokers becoming smokers in treatment beggars belief. Not a good outcome.
I'm sorry to say that there was little interest in that particular blog of mine, which I suppose reflects the challenges.
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