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Examining hookah use among U.S. college students [PDF]

open access: yes, 2015
textHookah smoking has become a popular form of tobacco use among college students. However, there is limited research exploring the risk factors associated with hookah use among this population. This study examined two risk factors, harm perceptions and
Chen, Yen Tzu
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Factors associated with the initiation of hookah smoking among women

open access: yesTobacco Induced Diseases, 2018
Introduction Currently, smoking hookah is the most common method of tobacco smoking among Iranian women and its rate has significantly increased over the past few decades. Many factors influence the start of hookah smoking among women.
Shirin S. Sighaldeh   +4 more
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Adolescent Marijuana Use and Co-Occurrence with Tobacco Use: Implications for Tobacco Regulation [PDF]

open access: yes, 2018
Background: Marijuana use among high school youth has been declining over the past two decades. However, there has been a notable shift in the national landscape with regards to social norms and marijuana legalization that could allow marijuana to become
Koopman Gonzalez, Sarah J, Trapl, Erika
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Peer crowd affiliation as a segmentation tool for young adult tobacco use. [PDF]

open access: yes, 2016
BackgroundIn California, young adult tobacco prevention is of prime importance; 63% of smokers start by the age of 18 years, and 97% start by the age of 26 years.
Jordan, Jeffrey W   +2 more
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An emerging trend: Hookah smoking among youth smokers in Gurgaon, Haryana

open access: yesJournal of Indian Association of Public Health Dentistry, 2015
Introduction: Hookah is becoming the favorite form of tobacco use by youth globally. This problem has received more attention in recent years. Aim: The aim was to investigate the characteristics, behavior, and perceptions related to hookah smoking among ...
Esha Bali   +6 more
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Prevalence of hookah smoking and associated factors among male high school students in Iraq

open access: yesBMC Public Health, 2021
Background The use of the hookah-smoking device is increasing at a large scale in the Eastern Mediterranean region. Hookah users are exposed to an array of chemical compounds and may suffer several chronic diseases as a result.
Ahmed K. Al-Delaimy, Waleed A. T. Al-Ani
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Characterizing Polytobacco Use Trajectories and Their Associations With Substance Use and Mental Health Across Mid-Adolescence. [PDF]

open access: yes, 2018
Background:Polytobacco product use is suspected to be common, dynamic across time, and increase risk for adverse behavioral outcomes. We statistically modeled characteristic types of polytobacco use trajectories during mid-adolescence and tested their ...
Barrington-Trimis, Jessica L   +8 more
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Hookah use among high school children in an Indian city

open access: yesJournal of Indian Society of Pedodontics and Preventive Dentistry, 2013
Context: Use of hookah is on the rise among youngsters. A growing body of evidence suggests that these children are experimenting with this form of tobacco. Aims: The study was carried out to know prevalence estimates of hookah use and factors associated
Nayak Prathibha Anand   +4 more
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Hookah use among adolescent school students from urban slums of Mumbai, India

open access: yesTobacco Induced Diseases, 2018
Introduction "Hookah" or waterpipe smoking is becoming popular among youth. It is addictive and associated with multiple, long-term, adverse health outcomes.
Himanshu Gupte   +2 more
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Spartan Daily, February 11, 2004 [PDF]

open access: yes, 2004
Volume 122, Issue 8https://scholarworks.sjsu.edu/spartandaily/9943/thumbnail ...
San Jose State University, School of Journalism and Mass Communications
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