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Podcast: Answering Mental Health and Addiction with Benefits

HR Works Podcast, HR Daily Advisor

Juliet Vestal, VP of Corporate Benefits at B. Braun Medical, shares what has worked at manufacturing sites across the U.S. to address mental health and tobacco addiction successfully. Plus, our Director of Strategic Insights Jessie Saul, Ph.D., shares insights on the surprising impact that quitting tobacco can have on mental health outcomes.

Impact of the Pandemic on Smoking Cessation and Smoking in Healthcare

Jessie Saul, Ph.D., Director, Strategic Insights

Work in healthcare HR? See tips on how to help more of your workforce reap the benefits of quitting tobacco—including reduced stress and anxiety.

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Why Your Plans for Diversity and Social Justice Must Address Tobacco

Amanda Graham Ph.D., Chief Health Officer

If someone is smoking in 2022, it's their choice, right? Wrong. Learn why tobacco use is a social justice issue—and what action employers can take to create meaningful change.

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EX Program by Truth Initiative® Leans Into Digital Health Boom To Increase Access for Tobacco Users, Leading to Record Growth

The EX Program is now providing digital health tools to help more than 9.7 million U.S. adults quit smoking, vaping, and chew tobacco.

Should Coaching Vary by Types of Tobacco?

Margaret LaPlante, EX Coach Lead

Different types of tobacco require unique approaches to quitting. Read how EX Coaches tailor their quit help to each individual's journey and situation.

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Smoking and Surgery: Even Short-term Quits Can Improve Outcomes

David Warner, M.D., Professor of Anesthesiology, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science

The pandemic has created a historic backlog for elective surgeries. When individuals who smoke finally do have surgery, helping them quit even on just the morning of a surgery can reduce your healthcare costs.

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E-cigarette Device and Liquid Characteristics and E-cigarette Dependence: A Pilot Study of Pod-Based and Disposable E-cigarette Users

Addictive Behaviors

This survey reveals how e-cigarette features like power and nicotine levels, along with recent use, link to nicotine dependence. What happens when regulations change?

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Delivery of Smoking Cessation Treatment via Live Chat: An Analysis of Client-centered Coaching Skills and Behavior Change Techniques

Patient Education and Counseling

This qualitative study found live chat coaching with our EX Coaches effectively delivers motivational interviewing skills and evidence-based behavior change techniques to help tobacco users quit.

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Tobacco Use Behavior and Toxicant Exposure Among Current Dual Users of Electronic Cigarettes and Tobacco Cigarettes

Experimental and Clinical Psychopharmacology

A study showing that relative to dual use of “cia-alike” e-cigarettes and tobacco cigarettes, exclusive use of cigarettes did not result in appreciable reductions in tobacco use behavior or associated toxicant exposure.

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