Evidence tells us that tobacco use is highly correlated to traumatic events in childhood. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports that adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) are common and associated with an increased risk for smoking (Yeoman, Safranek, et. al, 2013). However, we often miss using this evidence and our growing understanding of trauma to inform our tobacco cessation efforts. Below you will find some resources related to trauma that can help provide a trauma informed lens to your tobacco cessation efforts and help you more effectively support tobacco cessation with individuals who have experienced trauma.
Webinars
- Trauma & Tobacco Workshop: Using a Trauma-informed Approach to Enhance Tobacco Cessation
- PTSD & Tobacco Cessation: Trauma-Informed Care to Support Tobacco Cessation in Individuals Diagnosed with PTSD
- Using Trauma-Informed Motivational Interviewing to Support Tobacco Cessation
- Connecting the Dots: Addiction, Trauma and Tobacco Use
Toolkits
- Fostering Resilience and Recovery: A Change Package for Advancing Trauma-Informed Primary Care
- Treating Substance Use Issues in Traumatized Adolescents and Young Adults: Key Principles and Components (University of Southern California, 2014)
- SAMHSA’s Concept of Trauma and Guidance for a Trauma-Informed Approach (SAMHSA, 2014)
- A Treatment Improved Protocol: Trauma-Informed Care in Behavioral Health Services (SAMHSA, 2014)
- Making the Connection: Trauma and Substance Abuse (The National Child Traumatic Stress Network, 2008)
- Virtual Trauma Toolbox for Primary Care (American Academy of Pediatrics, 2019)
- Handbook on Sensitive Practice for Healthcare Practitioners: Lessons from Adult Survivors of Childhood Sexual Abuse (National Clearinghouse on Family Violence, 2009)
- Curbside Consultation: Providing Trauma-Informed Care (SAMHSA, 2017)
- Preventing Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs): Leveraging the Best Available Evidence
Research
- Adverse Childhood Experiences and Adult Smoking, Nebraska, 2011 (K. Yeoman, T. Safranek, B. Buss, B. Cadwell, D.Mannino, 2013)
- Adverse Childhood Experiences and Smoking During Adolescence and Adulthood (R. Anda, J. Croft, V. Felitti, et. al, 1999)
- Effect of Early Childhood Adversity on Child Health (E. Flaherty, R. Thompson, A. Litrownik, et. al, 2006)
- Relationship of Childhood Abuse and Household Dysfunction to Many of the Leading Causes of Death in Adults: The Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACE) Study (V. Felitti, R. Anda, D. Nordenberg, D. Williamson, A. Spitz, V. Edwards, M. Koss, J. Marks, 1998)
- Impact of smoking on trauma patients (S. Resnick, K. Inaba, O. Okoye, L. Nosanov, D. Grabo, E. Benjamin, J. Smith, D. Demetriades, 2014)
Support Networks
Infographics
- How to Manage Trauma (National Council for Behavioral Health)
- Why Trauma Matters in Primary Care (National Council for Behavioral Health)
