Tobacco Alcohol and Substance Abuse

Literature and implementation tools for obstetricians to establish smoking cessation as part of prenatal care.

• Illicit Drug Abuse and Dependence in Women This slide set provides an overview of the significant impact that addiction to substance abuse has on women's health....

• Smoking Cessation for Pregnancy and Beyond: A Virtual Clinic www.smokingcessationandpregnancy.org is a newly updated interactive multimedia program based on the “Virtual Practicum” model for clinicians of women who are pregnant or in their rep...

• FREE CME Smoking Cessation During Pregnancy Video Training Marshall University has developed an excellent online program for provider training on smoking cessation during pregnancy.  This program is consistent with the US PHS 2008 Guidelines: Treating T...

• E-card encourages perinatal alcohol screening The eCard is for women’s health care providers, “You can make a difference in preventing fetal alcohol spectrum disorders” and links to information about the ACOG and CDC-developed ...

• Articles and tools from the US PHS Guidance, Treating Tobacco Use and Dependence The 2008 U.S. Public health service Clinical Practice Guideline, Treating Tobacco Use and Dependence, was released in May, 2008.  Since the guideline's release, several new tools have been devel...

• Bath Salts, New and Now Illegal Drug Mephedrone is the key constituent of a designer-drug mix sold as “bath salts”.  It produces a methamphetamine-like craving but with unique effects, similar to but distinct from metha...

• Evidence-based smoking cessation CME Program The University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health is pleased to announce the availability of a free, online, one-hour CME program on treating tobacco use and dependence. Participants w...

• NEW Prenatal Smoking Clinicians Guide The Smoking Cessation During Pregnancy Guide has been revised. CME's available This free CME-accredited guide describes evidence-based methods for screening and counseling pregnant and postpartum w...

• NC You Quit Two Quit You Quit. Two Quit. North Carolina's Program for Prenatal and Postpartum Tobacco Use Cessation   You Quit - Two Quit  Flip book You Quit - Two Quit PDF  North Carolina has de...

• Compare 17 different smoking cessation methods This easy to read one page chart has been designed for smokers and providers to assist in choosing a method for smoking cessation that fits the smoker's needs.  From the National Tobac...