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Vaping and Nicotine Addiction in Children and Adolescents

January 1, 2025

Jonathan P. Winickoff, MD, MPH

Pediatrician at Mass General for Children; Director of Pediatric Research, Tobacco Research and Treatment Center at Massachusetts General Hospital; Professor, Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA.

Dr. Winickoff has no financial relationships with companies related to this material.

Nicotine is among the most addictive substances out in the community. Learn how to talk with patients and families and use the most effective strategies we know to intervene.

Introducing CRAFT: A Non-Confrontational Intervention We Can Recommend to Families

January 1, 2019

Thomas Jordan, MD, MPH.

Thomas Jordan, MD, MPH. Contributing writer to the Carlat newsletters. Dr. Jordan has disclosed that he has no relevant financial or other interests in any commercial companies pertaining to this educational activity.

How should families help their loved ones who are struggling with addiction? Should they be accommodating, firm, or confrontational? The Community Reinforcement and Family Training (CRAFT) approach is a good strategy that you should become familiar with. Before we describe CRAFT, though, you should know about two other frequently used approaches to helping family members intervene: The Johnson Institute intervention and Al-Anon.

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