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State, national experts present at conference for health care providers
Jump to full article: News-Tribune.net (The Online Edition of the New Albany Tribune and Jeffersonville (IN) Evening News), 2009-05-15
Author: MATT THACKER
Intro: Smoking addictions are difficult to overcome for anyone, but for a person struggling with mental illness, it can be nearly impossible to stop without seeking help, according to experts.
Three guest speakers were at the Sheraton Louisville Riverside Hotel in Jeffersonville to educate area mental health professionals about ways to integrate smoking cessation into regular practice.
"Our being here is part of a statewide effort to educate mental health professionals on implementing effective tobacco cessation policies," said Tom Lux Jr., project director for ReThink Tobacco with Mental Health America of Indiana.
Dr. Jill Williams, the director of the Division of Addiction Psychiatry at the Robert Wood Johnson Medical School in New Jersey, was the keynote speaker for the conference.
"The mental health system hasn't done enough," Williams said.
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