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Austin Steeves
City of Austin/Travis County
Health & Human Services
Public Health Educator
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Agenda
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Economic impact
Community Changes
Health Impact
Tobacco is Addictive
Free Quit Resources
How medication can help
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Cost Us All
• U.S. consumers spent $90 billion
• Annual economic losses
– $96 billion in health-care costs annually
– $97 billion per year in productivity losses
• Each household in Texas
– $750 cover health-care costs
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Live Tobacco-Free Austin
Community Changes
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Telephone Survey
• Tobacco-Free Public buildings, including their
outside areas
– 72% Support
• Tobacco-Free outdoor areas where families
and children are present, including at events
– 69% Support
• Tobacco-Free Hospitals & other healthcare
facilities
– 64% Support
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CPPW Smoke-/Tobacco-free
Organizations
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Capital Metro
Austin/Travis County Integral Care
Huston-Tillotson University
Austin Volunteer Health Clinic
People’s Community Clinic
ACTIVE Life Inc.
Mexican Consulate
Seton Family of Hospitals
Austin Community College
Austin Recovery
Central Health/CommUnityCare
African American Men & Boys
Harvest Foundation
• The Arc of Capital Area
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Yogagroove
Austin Fit Magazine
Cadence Marketing
ZuZu
City Of Austin Library
Power to Perform
Green Ribbon Schools
Juice Homes
My Fit List
Parks and Recreation
Texas Certified Development
Company
• Wild Basin Wilderness Preserve
• 360 Signs
• Austin/Travis County HHSD
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Healthcare
• Electronic Medical Record/System Changes
– Central Health/Community Care
– Seton/St. Davids
– ATCIC
• Seton Tobacco Resource Center
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Smoke-Free Housing
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Village Christian Apartments (Senior Living)
The Gables at Park Plaza
M Station Apartments (Affordable Housing)
Villages at the Domain
Bridge Hollow/Point South
The McClintock Apartments
Village at 47th Street
Fountain Terrace (Student Housing)
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Point of Sale Signage
• New signs are
going out in
January 2012
statewide.
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Media
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Health Impact of Tobacco
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Tobacco is Addictive
• Nicotine is a Drug
• Causes brain chemistry changes
• It reaches your brain in 8-10 seconds
• Pleasurable effects last 20-40 minutes
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What is in Tobacco Smoke
Over 7,000 chemicals - 69 of these are known to
cause cancer!
Carbon monoxide
Tar
Arsenic
Formaldehyde
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Secondhand Smoke
There is NO risk-free level of exposure
• Same cancer-causing substances and poisons
• 50,000 deaths annually
• Health problems
– Immediate adverse effects on the cardiovascular
system
– Causes lung cancer
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We’re Not Just Talking About
Cigarettes
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Menthols
Clove cigarettes
Cigars
Hookah
Smokeless tobacco (spit, chew, snus)
Other
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How do we break the cycle of
addiction…?
We need to realize where we are at
in our addiction and how to move
forward.
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Stages Of Change
Precontemplation
Contemplation
Preparation
Action
Relapse
Don’t want to quit
Want to quit sometime
Will quit in next 30 days
Am quitting now
Maintenance
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Strategies for Quitting
• Nicotine
Replacement
Therapies
• Pharmaco-therapies
• Holistic therapies
• Telephone/ Web
counseling
• Group counseling
• Individual
counseling
Don’t Give Up!
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Who They Are
• Seton Tobacco Education Resource Center
(STERC)
• Made possible by a grant initiative through
City of Austin and other community
partnerships.
• Provides education along with a group
counseling and NRT
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Program Structure
• Mayo Clinic Model
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Group-based outpatient program
6-15 participants per cohort
6 week series
Meet once a week for 60-90min
• Worksites
– 1hr in-service
– 6 week class series
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– Guilt
– Scare Tactics
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Class Outline
• Week 1 Introduction: Orientation and Exploration
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Neurobiology of Addiction
Getting Ready to Quit
Glimpse at Medications
Withdrawal Symptoms
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The quitting process: Withdrawal vs. urge
Stress Management
Quit Day Plan
Pharmacotherapy- participant specific
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Class Outline
• Week 3: Quit Week
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Relapse Prevention
Plan of Action
Proper usage of NRT
Coping Mechanisms/Stress Management
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– Using Motivational Interviewing address concerns
– Reinforcement & Maintenance
– Pharmacotherapy
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Class Outline
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– A healthier you- Eating Habits
– Relapse Prevention
– Preparing for end of series (support group,
identify concerns, etc)
• Week 6
– Relapse Prevention
– Wrap up (confirm plan of action to remain
tobacco free)
– Open forum
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Quit For Life
• 35 years of combined experience in tobacco
cessation
• Evidence-based combination of:
– Physical
– Psychological
– Behavioral strategies
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A Critical Mix
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Phone-based cognitive behavioral coaching
Text messaging
Web-based learning
Medication support
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Quit Coaches
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Identify and resolve any hesitation about quitting
Reinforce existing motivation to change
Cognitive behavioral coaching strategies
Select the appropriate intervention strategy
Tailor a plan to overcome the barrier to change.
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Web Coach
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Personalized pre-quit / post-quit homepage
Interactive quitting plan
Medication decision support & fulfillment
Tracking tools
Community support
Available in English and Spanish
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How Medications Can Help
Intensity
Stop Date
• Double your chance of quitting
• Increase your comfort and sense of control
• Help lessen urges and desires for tobacco
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