Health care facilities are increasingly implementing policies that ban smoking. A concern has been raised that these policies may have a negative impact on smokers who are mentally ill or substance dependent. The authors conducted a literature review to analyze the relevant empirical evidence.
Foothills Hospital Addiction Centre, Calgary Regional Health Authority, 1403 Twenty-ninth Street N.W., Calgary, Alberta T2N 2T9, Canada. nady.el-guebaly@calgaryhealthregion.ca
