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People Living with Behavioral Health Conditions
It is estimated that approximately one in four U.S. adults have a behavioral health condition.
Behavioral health conditions include both mental health disorders (conditions that affect a person's thinking, feeling, mood, or behavior, such as depression, anxiety, bipolar disorder, or schizophrenia) and substance abuse disorders (conditions that include frequent or repeated use of alcohol, drugs, or both to the extent that they lead to health problems, disability, and failure to meet major responsibilities at work, school or home).
People who have behavioral health disorders are more likely to smoke and to use more tobacco each day. In the United States, people who have mental illness buy 40 percent of all cigarettes sold. Still, 70 percent of people with behavioral health disorders say they want to quit tobacco someday.
The MDHHS Tobacco Control Program partners with community mental health agencies and behavioral health organizations to provide resources and training designed to help people reach their goal of quitting tobacco.
If you are interested in participating in future collaborative efforts to reduce commercial tobacco use among people living with behavioral health conditions, please contact us at 517-335-8376.
Resources
- Tobacco Use and Quitting Among Individuals with Behavioral Health Conditions (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention [CDC])
- Promising Policies and Practices to Address Tobacco Use by Persons with Mental and Substance Use Disorders (CDC)
- National Partnership on Behavioral Health and Tobacco Use (University of California San Francisco Smoking Cessation Leadership Center) — The Partnership represents clinical organizations, government agencies, non-profit and advocacy groups, corporate, and philanthropic foundations, all committed to expand and accelerate efforts to combat disparities in commercial tobacco use and tobacco treatment services for individuals with mental health and/or substance use disorders.
- National Behavioral Health Network for Tobacco & Cancer Control (NBHN) — NBHN is one of eight Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) National Networks that ignite action to eliminate tobacco- and cancer-related disparities. NBHN serves as a resource hub for health care professionals seeking to combat disparities specifically impacting people with mental illnesses and addictions.
- The Michigan Tobacco Quitlink (1-800-QUIT-NOW) can provide support for individuals who want to quit smoking. It can be hard to quit. The Quitlink recognizes that some groups of people are impacted by tobacco in unique ways and may need more support with quitting. To learn more about how quitting benefits your community, visit the Quitlink's Tobacco and You page.
- For additional resources and webinars, please visit our MDHHS Tobacco Control Program Online Tobacco Resource Library page.
- More data and reports related to commercial tobacco use and quitting rates can be found on our Data & Statistics About Tobacco in Michigan webpage.
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