Treating Addiction to Tobacco and Nicotine Products

Jill M. Williams, M.D., and Jonathan Foulds, Ph.D.

2025
284 Pages

ISBN 978-1-61537-468-7
Item #37468

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Description
Contents
About the Authors

Synthesizing the latest research and literature, Treating Addiction to Tobacco and Nicotine Products provides a comprehensive analysis of assessing and treating tobacco use disorder. Smoking rates have declined for decades, yet smoking remains the leading cause of preventable death in the United States, responsible for more 400,000 premature deaths annually in this country and more than 4.9 million deaths worldwide.

Featuring numerous case vignettes that bring the topics to life, this volume covers:

Trends in cigarette smoking and its associated harms

Patterns of use, addictiveness, and health effects of non-cigarette tobacco products, including e-cigarettes, cigars, and pipes

Assessing tobacco use disorder

Behavioral and pharmacological interventions for tobacco use disorder

The need for systems change in health care settings

Special emphasis is placed on individuals with mental illness, who are disproportionately represented among users of tobacco products. The book explores tobacco use in this population and explains the impact of this comorbidity on treatment and cessation.

With summary key points at the end of each chapter to distill clinical highlights, Treating Addiction to Tobacco and Nicotine Products is an essential resource for busy clinicians across various health care disciplines.

Chapter 1. Trends in and Harms From Cigarette Smoking
Chapter 2. Non-Cigarette Tobacco Products:Health Risks, Addictiveness, and Patterns of Use
Chapter 3. Tobacco Use Disorder, Dependence, and Addiction
Chapter 4. Assessment of Tobacco Use and Tobacco Use Disorder
Chapter 5. Tobacco Comorbidity With Other Behavioral Health Conditions
Chapter 6. Behavioral Interventions for Individuals Who Are Ready to Quit Smoking
Chapter 7. Pharmacological and Other Biological Treatments for Tobacco Use Disorder
Chapter 8. Engaging Individuals Into Treatment
Chapter 9. Preventing a Return to Smoking and Creating a Tobacco-Free Lifestyle
Chapter 10. Approach to Tobacco in the Clinical Setting
Chapter 11. Addressing Mental Illness and Other Substance Use During Treatment for Tobacco Use Disorder
Chapter 12. Switching From Smoked to Non-Smoked Nicotine Products
Index

Jill M. Williams, M.D., is a Professor of Psychiatry and Director of the Division of Addiction Psychiatry at the Rutgers University–Robert Wood Johnson Medical School in New Brunswick, New Jersey.

Jonathan Foulds, Ph.D., is a Professor of Public Health Sciences and Psychiatry and Co-director of the Penn State Center for Research on Tobacco and Health at Penn State University College of Medicine in Hershey, Pennsylvania.