The Smoking Cessation and Reduction in Pregnancy Treatment (SCRIPT) Program
Changing Health Systems to Support Smoking Cessation among Pregnant Women
SCRIPT is an award-winning, evidence-based program shown to be effective in helping thousands of pregnant women quit smoking. It is designed to be a component of a patient education program for prenatal care providers, and is cited by the Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality’s Smoking Cessation Clinical Practice Guidelines.
The SCRIPT Program includes the following intervention components:
A Pregnant Woman’s Guide to Quit Smoking: A 40-page tailored guide that outlines a self-evaluation process to help build women’s smoking cessation success over a seven-day period; written in the 5-6th grade reading level
Commit to Quit Smoking During and After Pregnancy: A 15-minute motivational DVD that presents testimonials of pregnant smokers who quit; helps demonstrate behavioral skills to quit smoking and reduce counseling time
Comprehensive counseling: To help pregnant smokers quit or significantly reduce smoking during pregnancy
Counseling and encouragement to establish a non-smoking home: Follow up components are a part of the SCRIPT Program to help prevent smoking relapse
The SCRIPT Program was developed and evaluated by Dr. Richard Windsor, professor and an established NIH Principal Investigator in the Department of Prevention and Community Health at The George Washington University School of Public Health and Health Services. SOPHE is the sole distributor of the SCRIPT Program. Visit the SOPHE Online Store to order the Guide and Video.