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Electronic cigarette use among adults in 14 countries: A cross-sectional study

EClinicalMedicine, 2022
Summary: Background: The tobacco product landscape continues to change. No recent data for electronic cigarette (e-cigarette) use have been reported for multiple countries based on nationally representative surveys. We examined prevalence of e-cigarette
Liping Pan, Jeremy Morton, Lazarous Mbulo, Anna Dean, Indu B. Ahluwalia   +4 more
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Cancer patients and smoking cessation

Nowotwory, 2023
Abstinence from smoking is the most important element of cancer prevention. Tobacco smoking is responsible for at least 15 different types of cancer and almost 30% of all cancer deaths.
Magdalena Cedzyńska, Irena A. Przepiórka   +1 more
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Use of a multi-method approach to rapidly assess the impact of public health policies at the state and local level: a case study of flavored e-cigarette policies

BMC Public Health, 2023
Background E-cigarettes are the most-commonly used tobacco product by youth since 2014. To prevent youth access and use of e-cigarettes, many U.S. states and localities have enacted policies over a relatively short period of time.
Elizabeth L. Seaman, Jennifer Kreslake, Katrina F. Trivers, Fatma Romeh M. Ali, Jamie Cordova, Sarah Mills, Bidisha Sinha, Brian King, Donna Vallone   +8 more
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Physician advice on avoiding secondhand smoke exposure and referrals for smoking cessation services

Tobacco Induced Diseases, 2012
Background Secondhand smoke (SHS) exposure causes premature death and disease. Eliminating smoking in indoor spaces is the only way to fully protect nonsmokers from SHS exposure, and also contributes to helping smokers quit smoking.
Judy Kruger, Angela Trosclair, Abby Rosenthal, Steve Babb, Robert Rodes   +4 more
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Electronic cigarette use and conventional cigarette smoking initiation among youth, United States, 2015-2016

Tobacco Induced Diseases, 2018
Background Electronic cigarettes (e-cigarettes) are the most commonly used tobacco product among U.S youth. We used cross-sectional, nationally representative data of U.S.
Satomi Odani, Kristy Marynak, Brian Armour, Israel Agaku   +3 more
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Perceptions about the harm of secondhand smoke exposure among U.S. middle and high school students: findings from the 2012 National Youth Tobacco Survey

Tobacco Induced Diseases, 2013
Background Increased knowledge of the harmful effects of SHS is an evidence-based key indicator for eliminating nonsmokers’ exposure to SHS. This study assessed the prevalence and predictors of perceptions about the harm of secondhand smoke (SHS ...
Brian A. King, Shanta R Dube, Stephen D. Babb   +2 more
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Are there hardened smokers in low- and middle-income countries? Findings from the Global Adult Tobacco Survey

Tobacco Induced Diseases, 2019
Introduction Hardened smokers are those who do not want to quit, or find it very difficult to quit. This study assessed the prevalence and predictors of hardened smokers in 19 low- and middle-income countries (LMICs).
Shaoman Yin, Indu B. Ahluwalia, Krishna Palipudi, Lazarous Mbulo, René A. Arrazola   +4 more
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The association between tobacco or nicotine product use behaviors and non-compliance with mask-wearing during the COVID-19 pandemic: a cross-sectional study in Korea [PDF]

Epidemiology and Health, 2022
OBJECTIVES It is necessary to investigate tobacco or nicotine product (TNP) use which acts as a risk factor for coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) infection. Especially, wearing a mask is difficult to practice while using TNP.
Da-eun Lee, Heewon Kang, Sung-il Cho
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Impact of the ENSP eLearning platform on improving knowledge, attitudes and self-efficacy for treating tobacco dependence: An assessment across 15 European countries

Tobacco Induced Diseases, 2020
Introduction In 2018, the European Network for Smoking Cessation and Prevention (ENSP) released an update to its Tobacco Treatment Guidelines for healthcare professionals, which was the scientific base for the development of an accredited eLearning ...
Charis Girvalaki, Sophia Papadakis, Enkeleint A. Mechili, Katerina Nikitara, Andrey Demin, Antigona C. Trofor, Arben Lila, Arusyak Harutyunyan, Aurela Saliaj, Deska Dimitrievska, Francisco Rodriguez Lozano, George Bakhturidze, Javier Ayesta, Krzysztof Przewoźniak, Maria Sofia Cattaruzza, Marija Zdraveska, Mihaela Lovše, Biljana Kilibarda, Otto Stoyka, Panagiotis Behrakis, Pierre Bizel, Polina Starchenko, Shkumbin Spahija, Cornel Radu-Loghin, Constantine I. Vardavas   +24 more
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Perceptions of harm from secondhand smoke exposure among U.S. adults, 2009–2010

Tobacco Induced Diseases, 2016
Introduction Exposure to secondhand smoke (SHS) causes significant disease and death. We assessed the prevalence and correlates of perceptions about the health harm of SHS among U.S. adults at the national and state level. Material and Methods Data came
Judy Kruger, Roshni Patel, Michelle Kegler, Steven D. Babb, Brian A. King   +4 more
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