Center for Tobacco Independence

This 1-hour training is designed for professionals who work with youth, including school personnel, healthcare providers, coaches, and other trusted adults. The session provides foundation in adolescent brain development and explains why nicotine exposure during the teenage years can be especially harmful. Participants will learn about current trends in youth use of e-cigarettes and oral nicotine pouches, including emerging patterns in the United States. Practical, client-centered intervention strategies will be shared to help providers integrate brief, effective conversations about nicotine use into everyday…

Presenter: Edward J. Perka Jr., CASAC, NCNTT, MaineHealth Center for Tobacco Independence $50 for Maine Residents    $75 for Non-Maine Residents Description A group is a shared therapeutic experience facilitated by a trained professional in which participants work together around common concerns. Group treatment is a collaborative form of healing that focuses on concerns shared by group members. Providing evidence-based tobacco treatment in a group setting is an effective way to help people stop smoking or using other forms of tobacco.  Group treatment can…