NCNTT Exam Information and Outline
National Certification in Nicotine and Tobacco Treatment
Syllabus Update Checked on: November 9, 2026
NCNTT Exam Syllabus & Study Guide
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official NCNTT exam objectives. This course outline serves as your roadmap.
The information below reflects the 2026 syllabus defined by
NCC-AP.
Below are complete topics detail with latest syllabus and course outline, that will help you good knowledge about exam objectives and topics that you have to prepare. These contents are covered in questions and answers pool of exam.
- Exam Format
- Computer-based multiple-choice examination
- Tobacco and Nicotine Products Overview
- Cigarettes, e-cigarettes, smokeless
- Neurobiology of Nicotine Dependence
- Addiction mechanisms
- Assessment of Tobacco Use
- Dependence measures
- Pharmacotherapy for Cessation
- NRT, varenicline, bupropion
- Behavioural Counselling Interventions
- 5As and motivational interviewing
- Special Populations
- Pregnancy, youth and mental illness
- Relapse Prevention and Ethics
- Relapse management