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

Salud 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, René A Arrazola, Corinne Graffunder   +2 more
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Smoking prevention among youth [PDF]

Medicinski 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
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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

Tobacco 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, Kevin Davis, Deesha Patel, Paul Shafer, Shanna Cox, William Ridgeway, Brian A. King   +6 more
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Substances used in electronic vapor products among adults in the United States, 2017

Addictive 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, Andrea S. Gentzke, Elyse Phillips, Michael Tynan, Kristy L. Marynak, Gillian L. Schauer   +5 more
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