Oct 29, 2017
Tobacco Recovery was presented on October 17, 2017, by Anna Byberg, LMSW, CAADC; Program Coordinator, Dawn Farm Spera Recovery Center (and a panel of former tobacco users.) Despite downward trends in the prevalence of tobacco use in the general population, tobacco use remains a significant problem among people with alcohol/other drug addiction. The conventional wisdom that tobacco use should not be addressed during treatment or in early recovery has been shown to be false. Studies have demonstrated that tobacco cessation has positive effects on recovery and relapse rates, and a smoke-free policy does not adversely affect treatment retention. This program will describe the prevalence of tobacco addiction among people with alcohol and other drug addictions, the relationship between tobacco use and recovery, information on tobacco cessation techniques targeted to people with alcohol/other drug addiction, and suggestions for implementation of tobacco cessation support by addiction treatment programs/professionals.
This presentation is part of the Dawn Farm
Education Series, a free, annual education series developed to
provide accurate, helpful, hopeful, practical, current information
about chemical dependency, recovery, family and related issues. The
Education Series is organized by Dawn Farm, a non-profit community
of programs providing a continuum of substance use disorder
treatment and recovery support services. For information, please
see http://www.dawnfarm.org/programs/education-series.
About the presenter: Anna Byberg, LMSW,
CAADC
Anna Byberg, LMSW, CAADC is the Program Coordinator for the Dawn
Farm Spera Recovery Center, a social/non-medical detoxification and
extended care facility. Anna has worked with Dawn Farm since
February of 2005, initially as a Detox Counselor and later as an
Outpatient Counselor and then Project Manager. Anna obtained her
Bachelor of Arts in Psychology degree from the University of
Michigan – Dearborn in December 2001 and her Master of Social Work
degree from Eastern Michigan University in April, 2012. As a member
of Dawn Farm’s Tobacco Cessation team, Anna helped to develop,
implement and facilitate Dawn Farm’s tobacco cessation
initiative.