It is a known fact that clients in rehabilitation for alcohol and/or drug addiction are much more likely to be smokers, 75% in fact. As such very few centers handle the situation as a primary addiction, despite the fact that helping people quit smoking during treatment is associated with a 25 percent greater possibility they will remain free from substance abuse. Because of this, there are 'smoking not allowed' drug treatment facilities in Penn that implement a smoking ban and most of them also offer treatment for nicotine addiction.
While total bans on smoking are not normal, more and more centers are actually beginning to enforce their own bans, but also state and local tobacco-free workplace mandates attempt to make rehabs completely smoke-free environments. In so doing, these mandates avoid the need to develop and enforce facility policies that are already legally in place and enforced legally by state and local agencies. Implementing a smoking ban may make hesitant potential clients who smoke starting treatment. In the meantime, it will help those who do choose a smoking not allowed drug and alcohol addiction rehab center be better able to get sober in a completely addiction and drug free environment.