Barriers and Solutions to Addressing Tobacco Dependence: Alcohol Research and Health

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About the Course

Barriers and Solutions to Addressing Tobacco Dependence in Addiction Programs will attempt to answer such questions as: Why has tobacco dependence treatment not been routinely integrated into addiction treatment programs, and what are the barriers to tobacco treatment programs?

This course is based on the reading online article, Barriers and Solutions to Addressing Tobacco Dependence: Alcohol Research and Health created by Douglas M. Ziedonis et al

Publication Details

Journal/Publisher: National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism
Publication Date: 2006

Course Material Authors

Course Material Authors authored the material only, and were 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.

Douglas M. Ziedonis

Douglas M. Ziedonis, M.D., M.P.H., is a professor and chair of the Department of Psychiatry at the University of Massachusetts Medical School in Worcester, Massachusetts.

Jill Williams

Jill Williams, M.D., is an associate professor in the Department of Psychiatry at the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey in New Brunswick, New Jersey.

Joseph Guydish

Joseph Guydish, Ph.D., M.P.H., is an assistant adjunct professor in the Department of Medicine and Health Policy at the University of California in San Francisco, California.

Course Creator

Keith Gibson, Ph.D.

Target Audience

This course is recommended for health care professionals, especially addiction counselors, psychologists, mental health counselors, social workers, and nurses who seek knowledge about the barriers and solutions to addressing tobacco dependence in addiction treatment programs. It is appropriate for all levels of participants' knowledge.

Learning Objectives

After taking this activity, you should be able to:

  1. 1 Explain how to integrate tobacco dependence treatment at the clinical, program, and system levels.
  2. 2 Identify some of the barriers to treating tobacco dependence.
  3. 3 Describe the Surgeon General's summary of the effect of secondhand smoke.

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Material Authors

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Course Creator

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

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

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