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Are there hardened smokers in low- and middle-income countries? Findings from the Global Adult Tobacco Survey

open access: yesTobacco 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   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Impact of the ENSP eLearning platform on improving knowledge, attitudes and self-efficacy for treating tobacco dependence: An assessment across 15 European countries

open access: yesTobacco 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   +24 more
doaj   +1 more source

Perceptions of harm from secondhand smoke exposure among U.S. adults, 2009–2010

open access: yesTobacco 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   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Measuring progress in tobacco prevention and control: the role of surveillance

open access: yesSalud Pública de México, 2017
Nearly six million people worldwide die from tobacco-attributable causes every year, making tobacco the leading cause of preventable disease and death. If current trends continue, tobacco use is expected to result in one billion deaths by the end of the ...
Indu B Ahluwalia   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Smoking prevention among youth [PDF]

open access: yesMedicinski Podmladak, 2020
For majority of smokers, onset of smoking occurs during adolescence, period of intensive growth and development, and this early smoking initiation is associated with many adverse health effects.
Kilibarda Biljana, Vuković Dejana
doaj   +1 more source

A longitudinal study of the relationship between receptivity to e-cigarette advertisements and e-cigarette use among baseline non-users of cigarettes and e-cigarettes, United States

open access: yesTobacco Induced Diseases, 2017
Background We investigated the relationship between receptivity to electronic cigarette (e-cigarette) advertisements at baseline and e-cigarette use at follow-up among adult baseline non-users of cigarettes and e-cigarettes.
Israel T. Agaku   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Substances used in electronic vapor products among adults in the United States, 2017

open access: yesAddictive Behaviors Reports, 2019
Introduction: Electronic vapor products (EVPs), including e-cigarettes, can be used to aerosolize many substances. Examination of substances used in EVPs by US adults has been limited; we assessed past-year use of EVPs to deliver various substances ...
Katrina F. Trivers   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Prevention – Passive smoking and pregnancy

open access: yesEuropean Journal of Cancer Supplements, 2013
Epidemiological studies have demonstrated that tobacco smoke is a major cause of both cancer and vascular diseases. More than 3800 chemicals are present in tobacco smoke, which may cause oxidative stress via biotransformation or by macrophage activation.
Nawrot, Tim S.   +3 more
openaire   +4 more sources

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