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Module 1: Lesson 1: Tobacco and Tobacco Products

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

Module 1: Lesson 2: Epidemiology of Tobacco Use

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

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

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: Lesson 1 Health Implications 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

Module 2: Lesson 2: Socio-economic Impact of Tobacco Use

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

Module 2: Lesson 3: Environmental Impact of Tobacco Use

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: Lesson 1: Mechanisms Tobacco Use Disorder

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

Module 3: Lesson 2: Nicotine Withdrawal: Pathophysiology and Clinical Manifestations

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: Lesson 1: Understanding the Cessation Process & Models of Change

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

Module 4: Lesson 2: Barriers to Quitting & Patient Perspectives

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: Lesson 1: Diagnosis of Tobacco Use and Dependence

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

Module 5: Lesson 2: Barriers to Tobacco Cessation

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.

Integrating Complementary & Alternative Therapies with Conventional Care