Substance Use Disorder (SUD) Tobacco, Behavioral Health & Vaping

2 hours
MCBAP-S: 2
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In this course, Tamanna Patel explores current data trends surrounding tobacco and vaping use among different populations. You will look at why people start smoking and how Covid-19 has influenced trends. 

  • Targeted and Predatorial Marketing
  • High rate of ACEs/Trauma
  • High risk behaviors
  • Limited access to high quality care
  • Delays in care
  • Lower quality of care

The majority of adults and children in inpatient psychiatric and substance use disorder treatment settings report a trauma history.

  • Describe the disparities, data, and implications of e-cigarettes for adults and youth with mental health and substance use challenges 
  • Develop a greater understanding of the short and long-term impact of ENDs, e-cigarette/vaping use and nicotine on individuals with mental health and substance use challenges 
  • Gain resources to raise awareness on the harms of e-cigarettes and how to effectively prevention
     

Tamanna Patel, MPH

Director Practice Improvement, National Council for Mental Wellbeing

Tamanna Patel, MPH, is Director of Practice Improvement at the National Council for Mental Wellbeing. She serves as a program director on a variety of national health equity initiatives focused on the intersection of public health and behavioral health (mental health, addiction, and recovery). Tamanna’s interests also include developing frameworks and approaches to change management across multiple levels that incorporate diversity, equity, inclusion and social justice principles. Ms. Patel previously served as Senior Research Associate at Georgia Health Policy Center, overseeing and providing training and technical assistance (TTA) to rural, frontier and tribal communities nationally addressing community- identified health issues through programming. Her TTA experience also includes assisting developing collaboratives in identifying strategies to meaningfully engage those with lived experience in their work. Patel’s portfolio of work has risen to providing expertise to federal and statewide funders and initiatives by translating key insights and learnings from the field to inform policy, program and research.

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