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SUMMARY:Vaping: What We Know and What We Don't Know
DESCRIPTION:An overview of the use of e-cigarettes and other vaping devices with a special focus on individuals with behavioral challenges. \nREGISTER HERE
URL:https://tobaccofreerecoverypa.com/training/vaping-what-we-know-and-what-we-dont-know-27/
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SUMMARY:Pharmacotherapy: Managing Tobacco Withdrawal with Confidence
DESCRIPTION:REGISTER HERE\n  \nExplore how pharmacotherapy is a safe\, well-tolerated\, and an effective solution for managing tobacco withdrawal and craving. Discover the benefits of using medications to keep individuals comfortable in a tobacco-free setting or as part of an individualized tobacco recovery plan. This one-hour presentation provides information on identifying the reasons for and symptoms of tobacco withdrawal\, the proper use\, of nicotine replacement and non-nicotine medications and offers strategy for hope-inducing coaching and education. \nLearning Objectives: \n\nRecognize the symptoms of tobacco withdrawal.\nIdentify FDA-approved medications to manage tobacco withdrawal and craving.\nDevelop an understanding of the effectiveness of pharmacotherapy to treat tobacco use disorder.\nDescribe how to dose and properly use nicotine and non-nicotine medications.\nRespond to common medication questions and concerns.
URL:https://tobaccofreerecoverypa.com/training/pharmacotherapy-managing-tobacco-withdrawal-with-confidence-15/
CATEGORIES:Training
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UID:878-1741867200-1741870800@tobaccofreerecoverypa.com
SUMMARY:Tobacco Recovery: Learning to be Tobacco-Free!
DESCRIPTION:REGISTER HERE\n  \nApplying the principles of recovery to address a tobacco use disorder allows for a rewarding\, growth promoting process of behavior change. This one-hour presentation provides a strategy for developing an individualized tobacco recovery plan. Recommendations are made to help explore personal motivation\, goal setting\, how to manage temporary physical withdrawal\, adapt to replacement coping skills\, and embrace the mental\, physical\, and spiritual rewards of learning to be tobacco-free. \n\nDefine Tobacco Use Disorder\nExplain proactive strategies to adapt to behavior change\nIdentify ways to relieve craving and withdrawal\nLearn how to support significant others
URL:https://tobaccofreerecoverypa.com/training/tobacco-recovery-learning-to-be-tobacco-free-22/
CATEGORIES:Training
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UID:879-1741953600-1741957200@tobaccofreerecoverypa.com
SUMMARY:Vaping: What We Know and What We Don't Know
DESCRIPTION:REGISTER HERE\n  \nA combination of online advertising\, the use of flavors in vaporized extracts\, and low harm perception have contributed to a growing popularity in vaping. This one-hour presentation provides an overview of the use of e-cigarettes and other vaping devices with a special focus on individuals with behavioral challenges. Is vaping a viable alternative to combustible tobacco? Does it really help people to stop smoking cigarettes? Should we consider vaping a harm reduction method? Data is reviewed to explore those questions and to identify the impact of vaping on the physical and mental health of youth and adults in Pennsylvania. \n\nProvide a description of current vaping products on the market today.\nReview adult and youth prevalence data.\nIdentify the association between combustible tobacco and vaping product use\, mental illness\, and other substance use.\nReview data on the safety and efficacy of e-cigarettes to stop smoking.\nPresent an overview of community resources for prevention and treatment.
URL:https://tobaccofreerecoverypa.com/training/vaping-what-we-know-and-what-we-dont-know-23/
CATEGORIES:Training
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250325T120000
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SUMMARY:The Rationale: Addressing Tobacco Use in Behavioral Health Services
DESCRIPTION:REGISTER HERE\n  \nThis one-hour presentation thoroughly explores the bio-psycho-social aspects of tobacco use disorder specific to individuals with mental and substance use disorders. Data are reviewed to explain a high prevalence of the use of combustible tobacco and vaping products\, the physical and mental health consequences\, and common misconceptions that sustain smoking in the treatment setting and recovery community. A description of a systems approach for integrating tobacco interventions into existing services is provided. \n\nDefine the origin of prevailing tobacco-related social norms in the treatment & recovery culture.\nCite data to demonstrate that Pennsylvanians with mental & substance use disorders have disproportional tobacco-related health disparities & inadequate access to appropriate tobacco treatment services.\nIdentify strategies to denormalize tobacco use in behavioral health settings & support evidence-based tobacco use disorder interventions within a recovery-oriented framework.
URL:https://tobaccofreerecoverypa.com/training/the-rationale-addressing-tobacco-use-in-behavioral-health-services-23/
CATEGORIES:Training
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UID:881-1742990400-1742994000@tobaccofreerecoverypa.com
SUMMARY:Pharmacotherapy: Managing Tobacco Withdrawal with Confidence
DESCRIPTION:REGISTER HERE\n  \nExplore how pharmacotherapy is a safe\, well-tolerated\, and an effective solution for managing tobacco withdrawal and craving. Discover the benefits of using medications to keep individuals comfortable in a tobacco-free setting or as part of an individualized tobacco recovery plan. This one-hour presentation provides information on identifying the reasons for and symptoms of tobacco withdrawal\, the proper use\, of nicotine replacement and non-nicotine medications and offers strategy for hope-inducing coaching and education. \nLearning Objectives: \n\nRecognize the symptoms of tobacco withdrawal.\nIdentify FDA-approved medications to manage tobacco withdrawal and craving.\nDevelop an understanding of the effectiveness of pharmacotherapy to treat tobacco use disorder.\nDescribe how to dose and properly use nicotine and non-nicotine medications.\nRespond to common medication questions and concerns.
URL:https://tobaccofreerecoverypa.com/training/pharmacotherapy-managing-tobacco-withdrawal-with-confidence-16/
CATEGORIES:Training
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LAST-MODIFIED:20250113T214604Z
UID:882-1743076800-1743080400@tobaccofreerecoverypa.com
SUMMARY:Vaping: What We Know and What We Don't Know
DESCRIPTION:REGISTER HERE\n  \nA combination of online advertising\, the use of flavors in vaporized extracts\, and low harm perception have contributed to a growing popularity in vaping. This one-hour presentation provides an overview of the use of e-cigarettes and other vaping devices with a special focus on individuals with behavioral challenges. Is vaping a viable alternative to combustible tobacco? Does it really help people to stop smoking cigarettes? Should we consider vaping a harm reduction method? Data is reviewed to explore those questions and to identify the impact of vaping on the physical and mental health of youth and adults in Pennsylvania. \n\nProvide a description of current vaping products on the market today.\nReview adult and youth prevalence data.\nIdentify the association between combustible tobacco and vaping product use\, mental illness\, and other substance use.\nReview data on the safety and efficacy of e-cigarettes to stop smoking.\nPresent an overview of community resources for prevention and treatment.
URL:https://tobaccofreerecoverypa.com/training/vaping-what-we-know-and-what-we-dont-know-24/
CATEGORIES:Training
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UID:883-1743163200-1743166800@tobaccofreerecoverypa.com
SUMMARY:Tobacco Recovery: Learning to be Tobacco-Free!
DESCRIPTION:Applying the principles of recovery to address a tobacco use disorder allows for a rewarding\, growth promoting process of behavior change. This one-hour presentation provides a strategy for developing an individualized tobacco recovery plan. Recommendations are made to help explore personal motivation\, goal setting\, how to manage temporary physical withdrawal\, adapt to replacement coping skills\, and embrace the mental\, physical\, and spiritual rewards of learning to be tobacco-free. \n\nDefine Tobacco Use Disorder\nExplain proactive strategies to adapt to behavior change\nIdentify ways to relieve craving and withdrawal\nLearn how to support significant others\n\nREGISTER HERE
URL:https://tobaccofreerecoverypa.com/training/tobacco-recovery-learning-to-be-tobacco-free-23/
CATEGORIES:Training
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