News Report | January 6, 2019
Pennsylvania State Psychiatric Hospital Campuses Ban Tobacco & Vapes
On December 10, 2018, the Pennsylvania Department of Human Services (DHS) announced that all tobacco, e-cigarettes, and vapes had been banned at all six state behavioral health hospitals. This includes Clarks Summit State Hospital, Danville State Hospital, Norristown State Hospital, Torrance State Hospital, Warren State Hospital, and Wernersville State Hospital. The facilities instead offer smoking cessation programs, individualized support as needed, nicotine patches, and nicotine gum for residents. No information about funding for the program by the State are available.
The cessation initiative comes in response to a November 2017 summit to address the high prevalence of smoking among . . .