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The aim of this study was to explore beliefs about tobacco dependence treatment from the perspective of staff and clients in addiction treatment settings.

A qualitative study was conducted between August and November 2013 using grounded theory methodology. Participants were recruited from four government‐funded drug and alcohol services in a regional centre of New South Wales, Australia. Treatment centre staff (n = 10) were interviewed using a semistructured interview guide and two focus groups (n = 5 and n = 6) were held with clients of the same treatment centres.

Both clients and staff wish to do more about tobacco use in addiction treatment services, but a number of barriers were identified. Staff barriers included lack of time, tobacco‐permissive organisational culture, lack of enforcement of smoke‐free policies, beliefs that tobacco is not a …