Section: Module 1: Introduction to Tobacco Consumption as a Public Health Problem | Prevention and Treatment of Tobacco Use

Module 1: Lesson 1: Tobacco and Tobacco Products

Student Learning Outcomes:

Upon completion of this lesson, you will be able to:

Recall a brief history of tobacco cultivation and cigarette manufacturing.
Understand the social and cultural history of smoking.
Identify different tobacco products.
Understand the composition of a cigarette and cigarette smoke.

Approximate time required to complete the readings (at 144 words/minute) and assignments for this module: 2 hours and 1 minute.

Required Learning Resources and Activities

History of Tobacco URL

Read the entire chapter. (23 minutes)

World Lung Foundation

A Social and Cultural History of Smoking URL

Read the entire page. (17 minutes)

Britannica

The History of the Discovery of the Cigarette–lung Cancer Link: Evidentiary Traditions, Corporate Denial, Global Toll URL

Read the entire page. (30 minutes)

Types of Tobacco Products URL

Read the entire document. (11 minutes)

Not Known!

Anatomy of a Cigarette URL

Read the entire page. (8 minutes)

NOVA - 2001

Tobacco Smoke and Involuntary Smoking: Composition, Exposure and Regulations URL

Read all of 1.1. (32 minutes)

NIH - 2004

Module 1: Lesson 2: Epidemiology of Tobacco Use

Student Learning Outcomes:

Upon completion of this lesson, you will be able to:

Explain epidemiology in relation to tobacco use.
Discuss the global and regional prevalence of tobacco use.
Discuss various factors that promote tobacco use and dependence.
Discuss various factors that prevent tobacco use and dependence.

Approximate time required to complete the readings (at 144 words/minute) and assignments for this module: 2 hours and 17 minutes.

Required Learning Resources and Activities

Evolution of the Global Smoking Epidemic Over the Past Half-century: Strengthening the Evidence Base for Policy Action URL

Read the abstract, introduction/background, discussion, and conclusion. (30 minutes)

BMJ Journal - 2023

The Global Burden of Tobacco URL

Read the abstract, introduction/background, discussion, and conclusion. (5 minutes)

The Lancet - 2021

Factors that Influence Tobacco Use URL

Read the entire chapter, except the reference list. (60 minutes)

National Academy of Sciences - 2009

Risk Factors URL

Read the entire page. (30 minutes)

NIH, PubMed - 2021

Tobacco: Preventing Uptake, Promoting Guitting and Treating Dependence URL

Read the entire page. (12 minutes)

NICE - 2023

Module 1: Lesson 3: Patterns, Variations, and Subgroups in Tobacco Consumption

Student Learning Outcomes:

Upon completion of this lesson, you will be able to:

Understand why some groups are at high risk for tobacco consumption.
Explain why some groups are at low risk for tobacco consumption.
Describe the common patterns of tobacco use and cessation.
Discuss factors that influence these patterns.
Discuss how demographic, economic, and cultural factors influence patterns of tobacco use, dependence, and cessation.
Analyze and interpret data demonstrating these variations.

Approximate time required to complete the readings (at 144 words/minute) and assignments for this module: 1 hour and 55 minutes.

Required Learning Resources and Activities

Achieving Health Equity in Tobacco Control URL

Read full document. (30 minutes)

African American Tobacco Control Leadership Council; the American Cancer Society, etc.- 2015

Factors That Influence Tobacco Use Among Four Racial/Ethnic Minority Groups URL

Read pages 225-233. (45 minutes)

Surgeon General's Report

Intergenerational differences in smoking among West Indian, Haitian, Latin American, and African blacks in the United States URL

Read the abstract, introduction/background, discussion, and conclusion. (30 minutes)

SSM - Population Health - 2017

Quiz: Module 1

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Introduction

Course Registration

Peer Corner

Pre-Test

Module 1: Introduction to Tobacco Consumption as a Public Health Problem

History of Tobacco

A Social and Cultural History of Smoking

The History of the Discovery of the Cigarette–lung Cancer Link: Evidentiary Traditions, Corporate Denial, Global Toll

Types of Tobacco Products

Anatomy of a Cigarette

Tobacco Smoke and Involuntary Smoking: Composition, Exposure and Regulations

Evolution of the Global Smoking Epidemic Over the Past Half-century: Strengthening the Evidence Base for Policy Action

The Global Burden of Tobacco

Factors that Influence Tobacco Use

Risk Factors

Tobacco: Preventing Uptake, Promoting Guitting and Treating Dependence

National, Regional, and Global Prevalence of Cigarette Smoking Among Women/females in the General Population: a Systematic Review and Meta-analysis

Achieving Health Equity in Tobacco Control

Factors That Influence Tobacco Use Among Four Racial/Ethnic Minority Groups

Intergenerational differences in smoking among West Indian, Haitian, Latin American, and African blacks in the United States

Quiz: Module 1

Risk and Protective Factors for Vaping and Smoking Among High School Students in Maine

Patterns of Smoking Cessation Among U.S. Adults, Young Adults, and Youth

Smoking Cessation, Quit Attempts and Predictive Factors among Vietnamese Adults in 2020

Explanations of Socio-economic Disparities in Smoking

Tobacco and Socioeconomic Status

Module 2: Health, Social, Economic, and Environmental Impact of Tobacco Use and Exposure

Health Problems Caused by Secondhand Smoke

The Health Consequences of Smoking —50 Years of Progress A Report of the Surgeon General

Women and Smoking: The Effect of Gender on the Epidemiology, Health Effects, and Cessation of Smoking

Pathogenesis of (smoking-related) Non-communicable Diseases—Evidence for a Common Underlying Pathophysiological Pattern

A Biopsychosocial Approach to Examining Tobacco-related Health Disparities Among Racially Classified Social Groups

Respiratory Diseases

Secondhand and Thirdhand Smoke: A Review on Chemical Contents, Exposure Routes, and Protective Strategies

WHO Global Report on Trends in Prevalence of Tobacco Use 2000–2025 Fourth Edition

Economic Costs of Tobacco Use

Smoking-Attributable Morbidity, Mortality, and Economic Costs

Global Economic Cost of Smoking-attributable Diseases

Tobacco and the Environment

Plastics, the Environment and the Tobacco Industry

Tobacco and Non-Communicable Diseases

Six Cost-Effective Actions Endorsed by WHO to Reduce Tobacco’s Deadly Toll

Quiz: Module 2

Module 3: Understanding the Neurobiology and Pathophysiology of Nicotine Addiction & Withdrawal

Nicotine Addiction: Neurobiology and Mechanism

Nicotine Pharmacology

Neurobiological and Neurophysiological Mechanisms Underlying Nicotine Seeking and Smoking Relapse

Nicotine Addiction: Neurobiology and Mechanism

Neurogenetic Determinants and Mechanisms of Addiction to Nicotine and Smoked Tobacco

Influence of Processes of Change on Stages of Change for Smoking Cessation

What is Nicotine Withdrawal?

New Mechanisms and Perspectives in Nicotine Withdrawal

Discussion Forum 1

Quiz: Module 3

Neural Mechanisms Underlying Nicotine Addiction: Acute Positive Reinforcement and Withdrawal

Module 4: Tobacco Cessation as a Process

Guidelines for implementation of Article 14 WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control

Improving Smoking Cessation Approaches at the Individual Level

Influence of Processes of Change on Stages of Change for Smoking Cessation

Promotion of Smoking Cessation Using the Transtheoretical Model: Short-Term and Long-Term Effectiveness for Workers in Coastal Central Taiwan

How Smokers go About Quitting

Reasons to Quit and Barriers to Quitting Smoking in US Young Adults

The Views and Experiences of Smokers Who Quit Smoking Unassisted. A Systematic Review of the Qualitative Evidence

Discussion Forum 2

Quiz: Module 4

Barriers and Facilitators for Smoking Cessation in Chronic Smokers with Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease Enrolled in a Randomized Intervention Trial: A Qualitative Study

Module 5: Clinical Approach to Smoking Cessation and Tobacco Dependence Treatment

DSM Criteria for Tobacco Use Disorder and Tobacco Withdrawal: A Critique and Proposed Revisions for DSM-5

Smoking Cessation, Version 3.2022, NCCN Clinical Practice Guidelines in Oncology

Adherence to Pharmacological Smoking Cessation Interventions: A Literature Review and Synthesis of Correlates and Barriers

The Impact of Smoking Cessation Attempts on Stress Levels

Smoking Cessation and Weight Gain: A Common Challenge and a Unique Opportunity

The Association of Peer Smoking Behavior and Social Support with Quit Success in Employees Who Participated in a Smoking Cessation Intervention at the Workplace

Household Composition, Smoking Cessation and Relapse: Results from a Prospective Longitudinal Australian Cohort.

Non-cigarette Tobacco Products and POS Policies

Novel Tobacco and Nicotine Products and Their Effects on Health

Providers’ Non-Cigarette Tobacco Use Intervention Practices in Relation to Beliefs about Patients, Prioritization of and Skills for Intervention, and Referral Knowledge in Texas Healthcare Centers Providing Care to Persons with Behavioral Health Needs

Discussion Forum 3: Treatment Program Design: Weight Management and Stress Reduction During Tobacco Cessation

Quiz: Module 5

Weight Gain After Smoking Cessation and Risk of Major Chronic Diseases and Mortality

Integrating Complementary & Alternative Therapies with Conventional Care