The World Trade Center Health Program: Smoking Cessation

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• Personal Author:
  Calvert, Geoffrey M. ; Lilly, Gerald
• Description:
  Cigarette smoking can cause and/or worsen a variety of health conditions. The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) recommends that smoking cessation services be offered to all adults who currently smoke, and governmental and non-governmental professional organizations support providing these interventions to patients who smoke. The World Trade Center (WTC) Health Program, a federal program that provides health monitoring and treatment to those directed exposed to the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks, provides smoking cessation therapy for eligible members. This paper identifies treatment strategies for smoking cessation and references the treatment coverage policy in the WTC Health Program. In addition, this paper notes the higher smoking prevalence among those with mental health conditions such as posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), and the need for heightened cessation efforts given the lower quit success rates among such persons. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Emergency Responders Health Promotion Mental Health Nervous System Occupational Health Safety September 11 Terrorist Attacks Smokers Tobacco Products
• Keywords:
  9/11 Terrorist Attacks Author Keywords: Cigarette Smoking Cigarette Smoking Clinical Practice Guidelines First Responders Health Programs Intervention Mental Health Mortality Post-traumatic Stress Disorder PTSD Smoking Smoking Cessation Tobacco Tobacco Dependence Tobacco Use World Trade Center World Trade Center Health Program WTC

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• ISSN:
  1933-8244
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Ohio ; OSHA Region 5
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  WTCHP - World Trade Center Health Program
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  5 pdf pages
• Volume:
  78
• Issue:
  4
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20067147
• Citation:
  Arch Environ Occup Health 2023 Apr; 78(4):249-252
• Contact Point Address:
  Geoffrey M. Calvert, World Trade Center Health Program, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Cincinnati, OH 45226, USA
• Email:
  jac6@cdc.gov
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2023
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Source Full Name:
  Archives of Environmental & Occupational Health
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:7964170b04a4ff84853d89e28d0fe66505e1106f1de95630f39812607acff5a709dcf41691be2292aa7d12ff01d26dcfc8fe593b0acff3341cd7b233fbcdac4d
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/230785/cdc_230785_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 834.51 KB ]