Nicotine and Tobacco Cessation and Pharmacy Involvement

• Define the smoking and nicotine product trends in the United States.
• Summarize the mechanism of nicotine dependence and adverse effects related to nicotine and tobacco use.
• Describe the benefits of quitting smoking.
• Calculate the amount of nicotine utilized by a person vaping.
• Group tobacco cessation agents based on their proven effectiveness with different tobacco or nicotine products.
• Repeat contraindications, warnings, and adverse effects of each of the tobacco cessation agents.
• Devise a quit plan based on patient specific factors.
• Identify benefits in utilizing pharmacists for tobacco cessation.

This activity is approved for 1.00 contact hour(s) of continuing education (which includes 0.50 hour(s) of pharmacology) by the American Association of Nurse Practitioners®. Activity ID# 25037136. This activity was planned in accordance with AANP Accreditation Standards and Policies.

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