| Clinicians had heard of the CT Quit Line, but not other smoking cessation programs. |
“I’ll remember the quit line and bring in the quit line number for them” |
| Smoking marijuana is more prevalent than smoking cigarettes. |
“The problem is not so much smoking cigarettes…The problem is smoking marijuana in my opinion” |
| Clinicians identified a critical teaching window at the newborn visit where mothers who quit smoking while pregnant should be counseled to not resume smoking. They requested help from the OB/GYN providers with identifying who these mothers are. |
“…a lot of moms, really do quit all of those questionable habits while they’re pregnant … but the sustainability isn’t there. If there was some way we could get a note that this [mom] has been actively participating in this [program] with their OB, we could carry it on.”
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| Clinicians requested quick, easy referral tools to assist with smoking cessation counseling as they have limited time in their visit to provide counseling themselves. |
“When it comes down to prioritizing the abuse, the food insecurity, the school failure, the eight hundred things, the parent that smokes usually winds up falling to the bottom”
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