The Duke-UNC Tobacco Treatment Specialist Training Program is excited to announce the expansion of our free Essential Tobacco Treatment Toolkit—a comprehensive resource designed to improve access to evidence-based tobacco and nicotine dependence treatment. The updated toolkit now includes an even wider range of materials created to support both clinicians and individuals who want to quit tobacco.

A recent study published in the peer-reviewed Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) shows promising results on use of the varenicline (generic Chantix) in adolescents and young adults who vape nicotine. When compared to placebo or behavioral counseling alone, participants taking varenicline had more than three times higher abstinence rates. Overall, varenicline was well tolerated, with only two participants leaving the study due to adverse effects.

With several medication options for treatment of tobacco dependence, I am often asked by patients and other healthcare providers, “How do I