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News release: A pilot study conducted by the Minnesota Department of Human Services has demonstrated the value of including nicotine treatment as part of treatment for substance use disorders. Not only can it reduce nicotine dependence, it can improve overall outcomes for people in substance use disorder (SUD) treatment.
Although the smoking rate has been declining overall, rates are still very high among people in SUD treatment. The Minnesota Department of Health reports that in 2018 14% of the state’s adults smoke, compared with 77% of adults in SUD treatment. Nicotine treatment traditionally has not been included as part of SUD treatment, even though tobacco-related illnesses claim more than eight times as many lives as alcohol and drug use combined.
The study found:
- 11% of people in the pilot study stopped smoking
- Almost seven in 10 showed measured improvement in the severity of their substance use disorder
- People in the pilot were more likely to complete substance use disorder treatment.
DHS conducted its nicotine treatment pilot study at three substance use disorder treatment programs. The treatment programs that participated in the pilot were CentraCare/Recovery Plus in St. Cloud and Park Avenue Center and Wayside Recovery Center in Minneapolis. The goal was for the programs to treat their clients.
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