The mission of the Pennsylvania Statewide Tobacco-Free Recovery Initiative is to facilitate partnerships among academia, state agencies, county public health departments, treatment providers and recovery advocates to advance recovery-oriented evidence-based tobacco use disorder interventions in behavioral health services. PA STFRI provides a variety of strategic support to community providers and recovery peer networks including:

Media Campaigns

Education

Training

Technical Assistance

Vision

We envision a behavioral health system that fully recognizes that addressing tobacco serves to maximize treatment outcomes, reduce social stigma, mitigate health disparities, and allows all Pennsylvanians to thrive in their recovery.

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About The PA STFRI

The PA STFRI is supported by the Pennsylvania Department of Health through a grant from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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About The PA STFRI

The PA STFRI is supported by the Pennsylvania Department of Health through a grant from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Meet the Team

Guiding Principles

Treating tobacco concurrently with other behavioral disorders is safe and maximizes treatment outcomes.

Due to a bidirectional relationship between tobacco craving, withdrawal and the use of opioids and other substances, tobacco treatment is associated with an increase in long-term drug and alcohol recovery. Smoking abstinence is correlated to decreased anxiety, depression, and improvements in overall mood and quality of life.

Person-centered tobacco use disorder interventions align with harm reduction strategies and do not interfere with treatment access.

Pathways of care must account for individual readiness and self-determination.

Addressing tobacco in behavioral health demonstrates a commitment to health justice.

Tobacco use among Pennsylvanians with mental and substance use disorders is three times higher than the general population. They have disproportional tobacco-related health disparities and inadequate access to appropriate tobacco treatment services. Addressing tobacco use among persons in recovery saves money and supports healthier, more productive communities.

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The PA STFRI is supported by the Pennsylvania Department of Health through a grant from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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Vision

About The PA STFRI

About The PA STFRI

Guiding Principles

Treating tobacco concurrently with other behavioral disorders is safe and maximizes treatment outcomes.

Person-centered tobacco use disorder interventions align with harm reduction strategies and do not interfere with treatment access.

Addressing tobacco in behavioral health demonstrates a commitment to health justice.

Supportive Organizations

Get Involved.

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