Quitting cold turkey doesn’t work for everyone. The SD Quitline provides support and resources to guide individuals on the journey to freedom from tobacco and vaping products: no matter how many times they walk the road.
Call it Quits: SD Quitline Overview
Tuesday, October 25, 2022 | 12:00 p.m. CT
Objectives:
- Highlight data trends related to SD Quitline participation
- Describe the resources and support provided by the SD Quitline
- Encourage referrals by highlighting SD Quitline success
Speaker: Kaitlyn Ashley, Tobacco Cessation Coordinator, Black Hills Special Services
– Kaitlyn Ashley (speaker for this session) shared the following:
“Tobacco cessation is particularly important to me because I grew up in a community where it was very normalized to start using tobacco products at a young age. Many of my family and friends have struggled with nicotine addiction and I’ve witnessed repeatedly that while quitting can be really difficult it’s also an incredible positive life-change.
Tobacco negatively impacts every organ system in our bodies; therefore, tobacco cessation can improve a person’s quality of life in multiple ways. Quitting tobacco products can add years onto a person’s life and their risks for tobacco-related illnesses decreases. Even if they have already developed a chronic disease, tobacco cessation can often make managing chronic diseases easier. Those with behavioral health conditions can also see an improvement in their symptoms after quitting tobacco products. It can also improve someone’s quality of life in smaller ways – like food tasting better or saving money from not buying tobacco products. An important part of someone’s quit journey is to celebrate the things that they have gained since quitting tobacco products and focus on the ways that their quality of life has improved.
We know that for most tobacco users it takes multiple quit attempts so people can get discouraged when they slip up. We always encourage people to keep trying, utilize all the resources available to you and don’t hesitate to reach out for help.
Vaping products contain nicotine which is the same addictive substance in cigarettes and smokeless tobacco. The South Dakota Quitline is for all tobacco users, including vaping. We do not have a specific vaping program, but our Quiline resources are extensive and are available for those 13 years of age and older so we are able to target that age group that uses vaping products at the highest rate.”
Additional Best Practice Brief Sessions
Kick Start the Quit at Avera Addiction Care Center
Tuesday, November 1, 2022 | 12:00 p.m. CT
Admitting the need for help is the first step toward recovery. Avera Addiction Care Center in Aberdeen focuses on treatment for the whole person to encourage and promote healing and recovery. Use of tobacco and vaping products often go hand-in-hand with alcohol, drugs, and gambling. Coordinating the delivery of a Kick Start Kit at the time of admission eases the transition to a tobacco free environment and extends the health care team for addiction support.
Objectives:
- Highlight the focus on addiction in the Aberdeen community
- Describe the process for integrating the Kick Start Toolkit
- Encourage collaboration and community engagement to reduce the impact of addiction
Speaker: Jordan Mounga, Coordinator, Communities that Care Avera Addiction Care Center
Vape Video Challenge Promotes Peer Messaging
Tuesday, November 8, 2022 | 12:00 p.m. CT
Teenagers experience peer pressure, and it can have significant consequences…some good and some bad. Engaging high school students in developing messages about the dangers of vaping using a video challenge has created a positive buzz through the hallways and in the community. The South Dakota Foundation for Medical Care is expanding to include the creative talents of students participating in one-act plays to grow the collection of peer-based messages aimed at prevention, cessation, and education around tobacco use.
Objectives:
- Highlight the growing numbers of adolescents who use tobacco or vape products
- Describe the criteria of the Vaping Video Challenge
- Encourage the use of peer-based tobacco/vaping prevention messages
Speaker: Mindy Heuer, RN, CST, Program Manager, South Dakota Foundation for Medical Care
Refusing to Quit on Watertown
Tuesday, November 15, 2022 12:00 p.m. CT
Gone are the days of ashtrays and cigarettes in local restaurants and offices. Unfortunately, the fruity smell of nicotine vapors and smashed remains of electronic vaping devices in parking lots have become the alternative. Easy to conceal due to the pleasant smell and clever designs, a growing number of young adults and adolescents are becoming addicted to nicotine. The Northeast Prevention Resource Center is partnering with health care professionals and community members in Watertown, SD, to educate on the dangers of nicotine and promote resources to successfully overcome nicotine addiction.
- Highlight community partnerships for reducing nicotine access and exposure.
- Describe best practices and ongoing challenges increasing awareness.
- Encourage communities to request partnership grant funding.
Speaker: Kelli Rumpza, CPS, Watertown Community Prevention Specialist, Human Service Agency
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Quitting for Two is a Bright Start
Tuesday, November 22, 2022 12:00 p.m. CT
A first-time pregnancy can be an equally exciting and overwhelming phase of life. Extra support and medical care is important for the health of every woman and every baby, and use of tobacco products during and after pregnancy can lead to health complications.
Objectives:
- Highlight the SD Quitline support and resources available for pregnancy women.
- Describe how the SD Quitline, For Baby’s Sake, and Bright Start program work together to improve the health of women and babies.
- Encourage health care professionals and caregiver
Speakers: Kaitlyn Ashley, Tobacco Cessation Coordinator, Black Hills Special Services, Shelly Freese, MSN, RN Coordinator| Bright Start/Nurse Family Partnership
Office of Child and Family Services, SD Department of Health
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Best Practice Briefs are 20-minute micro-learning sessions to highlight successful system and policy change. The briefs are short, to the point, and real. Real people and real processes that really work! This series is brought to you by the South Dakota Foundation for Medical Care (SDFMC) in partnership with Great Plains Quality Innovation Network. For all Best Practice Brief Series sessions, visit the SDFMC site.