Pennsylvania Statewide Tobacco-Free Recovery Initiative

The Rationale: Addressing Tobacco Use in Behavioral Health Services
2025-07-23 12:00 - 13:30, 2025-08-05 12:00 - 13:30, 2025-08-19 12:00 - 13:30, 2025-09-03 12:00 - 13:30, 2025-09-16 12:00 - 13:30, 2025-10-15 12:00 - 13:30, 2025-11-13 12:00 - 13:30 (America/New_York)
This presentation explores tobacco use disorder specific to a behavioral health population and integrated recovery-oriented interventions.
Upon completion of this training, participants will be able to:
1. Define the origin of prevailing tobacco-related social norms in the treatment and recovery culture.
2. Cite data to demonstrate that Pennsylvanians with mental and substance use disorders have disproportional tobacco-related health disparities and inadequate access to appropriate tobacco treatment services.
3. Identify strategies to denormalize tobacco use in behavioral health settings and support evidence-based tobacco use disorder interventions within a recovery-oriented framework.
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Pharmacotherapy: Managing Tobacco Withdrawal with Confidence
2025-07-24 12:00 - 13:00, 2025-08-06 12:00 - 13:00, 2025-08-21 12:00 - 13:00, 2025-09-04 12:00 - 13:00, 2025-11-04 12:00 - 13:00
Explore how pharmacotherapy is a safe, well-tolerated, and an effective solution for managing tobacco withdrawal and craving.

LEARNING OBJECTIVES:

Recognize the symptoms of tobacco withdrawal.
Identify FDA-approved medications to manage tobacco withdrawal and craving.
Develop an understanding of the effectiveness of pharmacotherapy to treat tobacco use disorder
Describe how to dose and properly use nicotine and non-nicotine medications.
Respond to common medication questions and concerns.

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Vaping: What We Know and What We Don't Know
2025-07-25 12:00 - 13:00, 2025-08-07 12:00 - 13:00, 2025-08-22 12:00 - 13:00, 2025-09-05 12:00 - 13:00
An overview of the use of e-cigarettes and other vaping devices with a special focus on individuals with behavioral challenges.
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Tobacco Recovery: Learning to be Tobacco-Free!
2025-07-31 12:00 - 13:30, 2025-08-12 12:00 - 13:30, 2025-08-28 12:00 - 13:00, 2025-09-09 12:00 - 13:30
Applying the principles of recovery to address a tobacco use disorder allows for a rewarding, growth promoting process of behavior change.
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Pharmacotherapy: Managing Tobacco Withdrawal with Confidence
2025-09-10 12:00 - 13:00, 2025-10-08 12:00 - 13:00
Explore how pharmacotherapy is a safe, well-tolerated, and an effective solution for managing tobacco withdrawal and craving.

LEARNING OBJECTIVES:

Recognize the symptoms of tobacco withdrawal.
Identify FDA-approved medications to manage tobacco withdrawal and craving.
Develop an understanding of the effectiveness of pharmacotherapy to treat tobacco use disorder.
Describe how to dose and properly use nicotine and non-nicotine medications.
Respond to common medication questions and concerns.

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Vaping: What We Know and What We Don't Know
2025-09-18 12:00 - 13:00, 2025-10-16 12:00 - 13:00, 2025-10-30 12:00 - 13:00, 2025-11-07 12:00 - 13:00
An overview of the use of e-cigarettes and other vaping devices with a special focus on individuals with behavioral challenges.

LEARNING OBJECTIVES:

Provide a description of current vaping products on the market today.
Review adult and youth prevalence data.
Identify the association between combustible tobacco and vaping product use.
Review data on the safety and efficacy of e-cigarettes to stop smoking.
Present an overview of community resources for prevention and treatment.

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Tobacco Recovery: Learning to be Tobacco-Free!
2025-09-30 12:00 - 13:30, 2025-10-21 12:00 - 13:30, 2025-11-18 12:00 - 13:30
Applying the principles of recovery to address a tobacco use disorder allows for a rewarding, growth promoting process of behavior change.

Upon completion of this training, participants will be able to:
1. Define Tobacco Use Disorder
2. Explain proactive strategies to adapt to behavior change
3. Identify ways to relieve craving and withdrawal
4. Learn how to support significant others
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Tobacco-Free Recovery IS Recovery: 5TH Annual Virtual Conference
2025-11-12 12:30 - 16:00
Join us for dynamic presentations by researchers, MCO leadership, treatment,and recovery advocates to advance tobacco interventions in Pennsylvania’s behavioral health services.
KEYNOTE SPEAKER: Robert K. Jackler, MD — Principle Investigator, Stanford Research Into the Impact of Tobacco Advertising. Stanford University School of Medicine.
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