EP76: Smoking Cessation

NASW Social Work Talks Podcast

We speak about how social workers can help clients stop smoking or vaping, with Taslim van Hattum, MSW, MPH, Senior Director of Practice Improvement at the National Council for Behavioral Health.

Posted October 5, 2021

Read a transcript of episode 76

Related Resources

Smoking Cessation

• I COVID QUIT Campaign - Smoking Cessation Leadership Center
• How to Quit Smoking - CDC
• Quitlines and Other Cessation Support Resources - CDC
• I Want to Quit Smoking Campaign - American Lung Association
• This is Quitting - TheTruth.com

NASW Resources

• Be Alert to Tobacco Advertisements - NASW Practice Alert
• Implementing Smoking Cessation Into Your Social Work Practice - Practice Perspectives
• Quitlines for Tobacco Cessation: A Compliment to Social Work - NASW Practice Alert
• Alcohol, Tobacco, and Other Drugs: Challenging Myths, Assessing Theories, Individualizing Interventions - NASW Press

Recent NASW Advocacy

• NASW signs on to support the Tobacco Tax Equity Act of 2021 with the Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids Coalition (7/16/2021)
• Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids Coalition letter to Senate Labor-HHS Appropriations Subcommittee to support funding for CDC’s Office on Smoking and Health (3/17/2021)
• Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids Coalition letter to House Labor-HHS Appropriations Subcommittee to support funding for CDC’s Office on Smoking and Health (3/17/2021)
• Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids Coalition letter to support the Quit Because of COVID-19 Act and increase coverage of tobacco cessation treatments under Medicaid and CHIP (3/17/2021)