This course focuses on best-practice philosophies for integrating tobacco use interventions into substance abuse treatment services.

Topics covered include:

• Prevalence rates
• Health consequences
• Screening and assessment tools
• Neurochemical effects of nicotine
• Treatment medications
• Behavioral interventions and relapse prevention
• Treatment with special populations
• Tobacco use and co-occurring disorders
• Barriers to addressing tobacco dependence in addiction treatment programs

15 Hours – $125