NAQC Newsroom: Tobacco Control

National Center of Excellence for Tobacco-Free Recovery Website Launched!

Monday, September 16, 2019  
Posted by: Natalia Gromov

The Smoking Cessation Leadership Center (SCLC) is honored to be named as the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration's (SAMHSA's) new National Center of Excellence for Tobacco-Free Recovery. One of a handful of centers, it is the first with a focus on Tobacco-Free Recovery.  SCLC is excited to launch a new campaign website for the National Center of Excellence.

Goals of the Center of Excellence are to: 

  • Promote the adoption of tobacco-free facilities, grounds, and policies
  • Integrate evidence-based tobacco cessation treatment practices into behavioral health and primary care settings and programs
  • Educate behavioral health and primary care providers on effective evidence-based tobacco cessation interventions
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