SOS WORKS
TREATMENT REFERRAL
PROGRAM

RETURN TO WCAAA TOBACCO PROGRAM HOME PAGE

RETURN TO HHSCENTER.ORG : Our Mission • Our Services • 2009 Programs • Our Clients • Calendar of Events • How You Can Help • Who We Are • Program Partners • Donors and Sponsors • Photo Gallery • Contact

Three simple steps will link patients to the evidence-based tobacco treatment programs in Arkansas:

Step 1: ASK every patient, every visit: “Do you use tobacco?”

Step 2: ADVISE – strongly urge all tobacco users to quit: “As your healthcare provider, it is my job to tell you that quitting tobacco is one of the most important things you can do for your health.”

Step 3: REFER to SOSWorks – providers complete the Tobacco Treatment Referral Form and fax to SOSWorks. Call SOS Quitline directly @ 1-866-669-7848

SOSWorks proactively refers your patient to the evidence-based tobacco treatment programs in Arkansas.

• The Arkansas Tobacco Cessation Network (ATCN) provides on-site treatment at numerous locations around the state.
• The Arkansas SOS Quitline provides treatment over the telephone.

SOSWorks follows up after 7 days and again after 3 months, provides patients with motivational counseling, and faxes you follow-up reports for your patient’s chart. Treatment is provided at no cost to the patient. Patients may qualify for medications at low or no cost. The evidence-based treatment your patient will receive involves:

• The bio-psycho-social model
• Cognitive-behavioral approach appropriate for all levels of readiness-to-quit
• Individualized application and numerous contacts with each patient
• Identification of trigger-urge-response patterns
• Multi-disciplinary involvement
• Extensive information about medication
• Problem-solving
• The learned addiction model
• Stress management and conflict management
• Relapse prevention