Foundations of Tobacco Cessation Course for Nurses and Healthcare Workers

THE POWER OF BEING TOBACCO FREE Through his practice and teaching as a tobacco cessation counsellor, Joseph Erban has helped hundreds of women and men achieve healthier lives by developing their hidden power to become free from their tobacco addiction. Now, in his evidence-based book, he shares this knowledge and experience with the healthcare community as ways that they too can help smokers significantly reduce the harms caused by their consumption of tobacco, a primary cause of preventable ill health. How to reduce tobacco smoking… How to quit tobacco consumption for good… How to cope with cravings... How to cope with negative emotions and stress without cigarettes… How to use medications to help quitting… How to minimize weight gain… Finally, although this book is address to the healthcare community, it can be useful to any tobacco smoker who wants to either reduce or quit tobacco consumption. This course was developed for McGill University Cancer Prevention and accredited by Ingram School of Nursing Continuing Nursing Education of McGill University Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences in 2022. Revised and updated 2024. Joseph Erban is a tobacco cessation counsellor and former lecturer at McGill University Cancer Prevention.