Center for Tobacco Independence

This webinar addresses the challenges presented when treating patients with tobacco use disorder who also have a co-occurring substance use and/or mental health disorder. Topics covered include the prevalence and impact of tobacco use on people with co-occurring disorders, basics of neurobiology of mental health and substance use disorders, evidence-based tobacco treatment interventions, and pharmacotherapy. Presenter: Edward Perka Jr, CASAC, ICADC, NCTTP – Tobacco Treatment Educator, MaineHealth Center for Tobacco Independence

In this webinar, Tim Cowan will review data on past and current tobacco and nicotine use, and quitting behavior in Maine.  He will use multiple frames of reference to help the audience identify where we have made progress in reducing use of tobacco and nicotine products and where we have not; data for both adults and youth will be presented.  In turn, will help the audience identify opportunities for taking action to reduce the burden of tobacco dependence in Maine. Presenter: Tim Cowan,…