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Characteristics of clients with nicotine dependence and short-term abstinence: findings from the USM Tobacco Quitline Service in Malaysia

Tobacco Induced Diseases, 2018
Background Globally, quitlines have been shown to be an effective means for smoking cessation. The success of quitting among smokers is contributed by many factors such as nicotine dependence, motivation, income and educational levels, previous quit ...
Mohd Fadhli Razali, Sulastri Samsudin, Maizurah Omar, Balamurugan Tangiisuran, Asdariah Misnan, Noor Afiza Abd. Rani, Nur Fariha Abd. Ghani, Norasikin Badaruddin   +7 more
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Tobacco use in prison settings: A need for policy implementation [PDF]

, 2012
• Tobacco use is the most widely used psycho-active substances by prisoners, with prevalence rates ranging from 64 to over 90 percent, depending on the country and the setting.
Baybutt, Michelle, Ritter, Catherine, Stover, Heino   +2 more
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Factors associated with ever-use of e-cigarette among college students in the Republic of Korea

Tobacco Induced Diseases, 2018
Background Since e-cigarette was introduced into the global market, its use has become popular especially among young adults. But little is known about the prevalence and associated factors of e-cigarette use among young adults in Korea.
Ahn Na Lee, Yu Seon Yang, Joung Eun Lee, Jae Hyung Kong, Phil Ho Sun, Mi Young Kim, Ah Hyun Park, Ji Hye Kim   +7 more
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Access to and unrestricted purchase of smoked or smokeless tobacco among secondary school students in China, 2023: a nationwide cross-sectional survey

Zhongguo gonggong weisheng
Objective To understand different ways of obtaining and unrestricted access to purchase cigarettes and e-cigarettes among Chinese secondary school students to provide evidence to evaluate the effectiveness of tobacco control laws and regulations. Methods
Mingxin QI, Xiaokai JIA, Xinying ZENG, Shiwei LIU, Lin XIAO   +4 more
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Advocacy for tobacco control [PDF]

New South Wales Public Health Bulletin, 2001
Although Australia is regarded as an example of best practice in tobacco control, the failure to achieve substantial reductions in smoking prevalence throughout the 1990s has been a source of frustration to its exponents.
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Efficacy of an individual-tailored smoking cessation intervention APP among Chinese smokers: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial

BMC Public Health
Background and aims Tobacco use has posed a tremendous public health problem for China. The Chinese government has taken great efforts to curb the tobacco epidemic.
Xiaoyun Xie, Lirong Liang, Yi Nan, Luge Zhang, Lin Xiao   +4 more
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Spatial distribution and influencing factors of secondhand smoke exposure in Chinese healthcare facilities: a cross-sectional survey

Zhongguo gonggong weisheng
ObjectiveTo understand the spatial distribution and influencing factors of secondhand smoke (SHS) exposure in healthcare facilities in China, and to provide a reference for the development of regional tobacco control strategies and measures in these ...
Ying LIU, Xinying ZENG, Lin XIAO, Shiwei LIU   +3 more
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Whole-Of-Government Approaches to NCDs: The Case of the Philippines Interagency Committee—Tobacco [PDF]

, 2015
To address the rise in non-communicable diseases (NCDs), governments are now being urged to ‘put forward a multisectoral approach for health at all government levels, to address NCD risk factors and underlying determinants of health comprehensively and ...
Chavez, Jenina Joy, Drope, Jeffrey, Lencucha, Raphael   +2 more
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Secondhand smoke exposure in public outdoor spaces in the Netherlands: The stronger the smell, the more exposure to nicotine

Tobacco Induced Diseases
Introduction While secondhand smoke exposure in outdoor spaces has been investigated before, no data on outdoor secondhand smoke exposure have been collected in the Netherlands. Such data could help policymakers gain support for smoke-free outdoor public
Jeroen Bommelé, Hans Cremers, Wouter Den Hollander, Sigrid Troelstra, Gemma Geuke, Wiebe Dam, Eefje Willemse, Petra Hopman, Bethany Hipple Walters, Marc Willemsen   +9 more
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The Economics of Smoking [PDF]

While the tobacco industry is among the most substantial and successful economic enterprises, tobacco consumption kills more people than any other product.
Frank J. Chaloupka, Kenneth E. Warner
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