2024
Implementation of an “opt-out” tobacco treatment program in six hospitals in South Carolina
Cummings K, Talbot V, Roberson A, Bliss A, Likins E, Brownstein N, Stansell S, Adams-Ludd D, Harris B, Louder D, McCutcheon E, Zebian R, Rojewski A, Toll B. Implementation of an “opt-out” tobacco treatment program in six hospitals in South Carolina. BMC Health Services Research 2024, 24: 741. PMID: 38886764, PMCID: PMC11184783, DOI: 10.1186/s12913-024-11205-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPost-discharge follow-up callsTobacco treatment programFollow-up callsEnhance careBasic careSmoking statusConsultation visitTobacco treatment specialistStop Smoking ServicesStop smoking medicationsAssess smoking statusResultsSmoking prevalenceSmoking ServicesMedical University of South CarolinaSmoking medicationsIntervention groupQuit ratesTreatment deliveryTreatment specialistsSurveyed patientsDaily smokersHigh caseloadsUniversity of South CarolinaHospital dischargeSouth Carolina
2012
Tobacco Quitlines Need to Assess and Intervene with Callers' Hazardous Drinking
Toll BA, Cummings KM, O'Malley SS, Carlin‐Menter S, McKee SA, Hyland A, Wu R, Hopkins J, Celestino P. Tobacco Quitlines Need to Assess and Intervene with Callers' Hazardous Drinking. Alcohol Clinical And Experimental Research 2012, 36: 1653-1658. PMID: 22703028, PMCID: PMC3436938, DOI: 10.1111/j.1530-0277.2012.01767.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSmoking cessation ratesCessation ratesBrief alcohol interventionHazardous drinkingHigh-risk drinkersQuitline callersTobacco quitlineCessation outcomesNIAAA guidelinesAlcohol interventionsLower smoking cessation ratesModerate alcohol consumptionShort-term followQuarter of smokersHazardous drinking patternsHigh rateSmoking cessationDaily smokersModerate drinkersSmoking relapseHazardous drinkersAlcohol consumptionSmokersDrinking patternsQuitline