Implementation Resource Index
Policy Implementation Resources
Dimensions: Tobacco-Free Policy Toolkit
Listening Session Guide and Sample Agenda
NC Tobacco Prevention & Control Branch
Regional and local tobacco control staff
Sample Tobacco Free Policy: Outpatient & Housing Supports
Sample Tobacco Free Policy: In-patient & Residential Treatment Settings
Treatment Integration Resources
ALA Billing Guide for Tobacco Screening & Cessation
ALA Billing Guide Addendum for Behavioral Health
Brief Intervention for Tobacco Use: The 5As
Million Hearts Tobacco Cessation Change Package
NC Tobacco Treatment Standard of Care
NC Treatment Outcomes and Program Performance System (NC-TOPPS)
Practice Bulletin: You Quit, Two Quit
Trauma-Informed Care Implementation Resource Center
Clinical Tools
5As/5Rs Brief Intervention Pocket Card
American Academy of Pediatrics: Treating Nicotine Dependence in Adolescents (English) & Spanish
Fagerström test for nicotine dependence
Hooked on Nicotine Checklist (HONC) (smoking) (vaping)
General Population Clients Tobacco Use Screening & Documentation Form
Postpartum Clients Tobacco Use Screening & Documentation Form
Pregnant Clients Tobacco Use Screening & Documentation Form
Screening for secondhand smoke & vape
Group Curricula & Workbooks
BecomeAnEX & workbooks in English and Spanish
You Quit Two Quit: Becoming Tobacco Free Booklet English & Spanish
Medications
CDC: How to use tobacco use treatment medications
Mayo Clinic Prescribing Algorithm
NC Medicaid Covered Nicotine Replacement Therapies NDC Codes
Nicotine Replacement Therapy: How to Use Patch, Gum, Lozenge (English) (Spanish)
QuitlineNC
American Indians
Training
Public Health Resources:
Regional & County Tobacco Control Staff
Tobacco Treatment Specialist Training:
Duke-UNC Tobacco Treatment Specialist Training Program
Nationally Certified Tobacco Treatment Provider (NCTTP) Training Programs List
Other Training Resources:
Motivational Interviewing Network of Trainers
North Carolina Area Health Education Centers (AHECs)
University of North Carolina Wilmington’s Certificate in Mindfulness
Youth Prevention & Treatment
Key Research

Tobacco-Free Policy Research

Surgeon General Reports
Smoking Cessation: A Report of the Surgeon General
E-Cigarette Use Among Youth and Young Adults: A Report of the Surgeon General
The Health Consequences of Smoking – 50 Years of Progress: A Report of the Surgeon General
The Health Consequences of Involuntary Exposure to Tobacco Smoke: A Report of the Surgeon General

Impact of Tobacco Use & Quitting on Mental Wellbeing
Mental wellbeing:
Change in mental health after smoking cessation: Systematic review and meta-analysis
Smoking, Mental Illness, and Public Health
Impact on Other Substance Use:
Impact on People with Intellectual/Develop Disability or Traumatic Brain Injuries
Tobacco smoking, epilepsy, and seizures
Tobacco use among individuals with intellectual or developmental disabilities: A brief review

Tobacco Use Treatment Research
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Outcomes for Breathe Easy NC
The last 5 years of data have shown an increase in tobacco use treatment and smoke-free policies in behavioral health settings, as well as a decrease in tobacco use in NC Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System data. More people with behavioral health conditions in North Carolina will live longer, happier lives as a result.



Facilities data for 2016-20 comes from the National Survey of Substance Abuse Treatment Services & the National Mental Health Services Survey.
2021 facilities data is from the National Survey of Substance Use & Mental Health Services Survey.
Smoke-free policy data was not available for mental health facilities beyond 2016. In 2016, 51.5% of NC mental health facilities reported having a smoke-free campus.
