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Influence of family and friend smoking on intentions to smoke and smoking-related attitudes and refusal self-efficacy among 9-10 year old children from deprived neighbourhoods: a cross-sectional study. [PDF]

, 2015
BACKGROUND: Smoking often starts in early adolescence and addiction can occur rapidly. For effective smoking prevention there is a need to identify at risk groups of preadolescent children and whether gender-specific intervention components are necessary.
Trigwell, J, Porcellato, L, McGee, CE, Fairclough, Stuart J, Fairclough, Stuart J.; id_orcid, Foweather, L, Murphy, Rebecca C, Fairclough, SJ, Murphy, RC, Porcellato, L.A., Ussher, M, Trigwell, Joanne, Porcellato, Lorna, Murphy, R.C., Porcellato, LA, Foweather, Lawrence, McGee, Ciara E, McGee, C.E., Ussher, Michael   +18 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 Science of Smoke Prevention [PDF]

Science, 1904
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EPACTT 2 - Development of a EuroPean Accredited Curriculum on Tobacco Treatment

Tobacco Prevention and Cessation, 2017
Introduction The aim of the EPACTT2 project is to: 1) translate and disseminate the European Network for Smoking Prevention (ENSP) Network’s Guidelines for treating tobacco dependence in 15 languages.
Charis Girvalaki, Constantine Vardavas, Sophia Papadakis, Javier Ayesta, Yannis Arapoglou, George Bakhturidze, Pierre Bizel, Maria Sofia Cattaruzza, Andrei Konstantinovich Demin, Arusyak Harutyunyan, Biljana Kilibarda, George Kotarov, Arben Lila, Mihaela Lovse, Francisco Rodriguez Lozano, Aggelos Enkeleint Mechili, Mihaltan Florin Dumitru, Theodosia Peleki, Krzysztof Przewoźniak, Aurela Saliaj, Otto Stoyka, Antigona Trofor, Cornel Radu Loghin, Dominick Nguyen, Panagiotis Behrakis   +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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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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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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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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