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Tobacco Users with a Behavioral Health Condition: 2019 Outcomes

Overview

Nearly one in three (29.8%( of South Dakota adults with a behavioral health condition (BHC) use tobacco. Due to higher rates of tobacco use, adults with a BHC die five years earlier than those without a BHC from tobacco-related diseases such as heart disease, cancer, and lung disease.

  • 2,036 (5.8%) of SD adult tobacco users with a BHC enrolled into SD QuitLine services in 2019.
    • 1,679 phone service enrollments
    • 353 Kickstart Kits
    • 4 Quit Guides
  • Most SD QuitLine participants with a BHC enrolled by phone.
    • 76.4% enrolled by phone.
    • 2.4% were referred by a healthcare provider.
    • 21.2% enrolled on the website.
  • Adults with a BHC had a quit rate of 34.3%. This is lower than the quit rate of SD QuitLine participants without a BHC, and higher than the quit rate across national quitlines.

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