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Tobacco, Nicotine, and E-Cigarettes: National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)

About the Course

As tobacco use is the leading preventable cause of mortality in the United States, differential rates of smoking and use of other tobacco products is a significant contributor to health disparities among some of the most vulnerable people in our society.

This course is based on the reading-based online article, Tobacco, Nicotine, and E-Cigarettes: National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) created by Unattributed Staff Report of the National Institute on Drug Abuse in 2018.

Publication Date

January 2018

Course Material Author

Unattributed Staff Report of the National Institute on Drug Abuse

National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)

Unattributed Staff Report of the National Institute on Drug Abuse authored the material only, and was not involved in creating this CE course. They are identified here for your own evaluation of the relevancy of the material this course is based on.

Course Creator

Keith Gibson, Ph.D.

Dr. Gibson is a Clinical Psychologist with over 30 years in research, clinical and consulting practice. He has also held leadership roles in research administration and program evaluation and more recently has specialized in program evaluation and system analysis. He draws upon his years of expertise as a practicing psychologist, administrator, researcher and technologist to help universities evaluate their programs to implement, meet, and maintain CACREP standards.

Recommended For

This course is recommended for all behavioral health and medical professionals. The course is appropriate for all levels of clinicians and the content is at the beginner level.

Course Objectives:

After taking this course, you should be able to:

  1. Describe the prevalence and social cost of various forms of tobacco use to society, especially with regard to youth, smoking during pregnancy, and tobacco use among individuals having mental disorders.
  2. Explain how tobacco delivers its effects and the resultant physical health consequences for various demographic/age groups.
  3. Discuss current therapeutic efforts, including treatment approaches, preventive strategies, and medications used to support cessation efforts.

Availability

This course is available starting Aug 16th, 2018 and expires Jan 4th, 2038

Disclosure to Learners

Disclosure of Relevant Financial Relationships

CE Learning Systems adheres to the ACCME's Standards for Integrity and Independence in Accredited Continuing Medical Education. Any individuals in a position to control the content of a CE activity – including faculty, planners, reviewers, or others ― are required to disclose all relevant financial relationships with ineligible entities (formerly known as commercial interests).

The following relevant financial relationships have been disclosed by this activity's planners, faculty, and the reviewer:

Planners and Reviewers

The planners of this activity have reported that they have no relevant financial relationships.

Material Authors

Any relevant financial disclosures for course material authors can be found in the article.

Course Creator

Keith Gibson, Ph.D. – There are no known relevant financial relationships to disclose.

Commercial support

There is no commercial support for this distance-learning course.

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Course Number 102286
1 CE credit hour
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