Supporting Teens: Interventions and Referrals to Tobacco Treatment
This course is designed to provide trusted adults with the knowledge and practical tools needed to help teens reduce or quit tobacco use.
Welcome and Introduction
Distinction Between Traditional and Commercial Tobacco
Maine QuitLink & My Life, My Quit
Course Definitions
Introduction: Understanding Tobacco Products & Adolescent Use
Tobacco Products: Vapes, Nicotine Pouches & More
National E-Cigarette Use
Oral Nicotine Pouches
National Oral Nicotine Pouch Use
Products Used by Maine Students
The Adolescent Brain
Nicotine Via Inhaled Tobacco Smoke & Vape
Nicotine Affects the Adolescent Brain
Nicotine & the Adolescent Brain
Introduction: Opportunities for Intervention
We Know it's Important
Teens Are Motivated to Quit
What if You Don’t Ask?
Qualities of a Therapeutic Relationship
Ask-Advise-Refer Framework for Teen Vaping Cessation
What if They Decline?
Be a Revolving Door
Introduction: About My Life, My Quit Teen Tobacco Treatment
Tailored Youth Program
Enrollment & Confidentiality
Program Enrollments
Introduction: Refer to My Life, My Quit
Making a Referral
How Teens Enroll
Tools for Those 18+
How to Enroll
Provider Toolkits & Resources