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Place‐based risk: Examining relationships between adolescent perceptions of community risk factors and adolescent substance use across geographic contexts

American Journal of Community Psychology, EarlyView.
Abstract Mixed evidence for the influence of structural and social factors on adolescent substance use behaviors exists across the rural–urban continuum. Therefore, this study explores how adolescent perceptions of structural and social community risk factors are associated with lifetime and past 30‐day use of alcohol, marijuana, cigarettes, and ...
Melissa Pearman Fenton, Sarah D. Lynne, Josie L. Bryan, Catherine Woodstock Striley, Larry F. Forthun   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Expectations and changing attitudes of bar workers before and after the implementation of smoke-free legislation in Scotland. [PDF]

, 2007
BACKGROUND: In Scotland on March 26, 2006 a comprehensive prohibition on smoking in all enclosed public places was introduced. This study examines bar workers' attitudes towards a smoke-free working environment.
Petticrew, Mark, Miller Brian G, Naji, A., Hilton, Shona, Audrey Naji, Shona Hilton, MacCalman, L., Miller, Brian G, Petticrew Mark, Mark Petticrew, Naji, Audrey, Sean Semple, Ayres, Jon G, Atherton-Naji, Audrey, Ayres, J.G., MacCalman Laura, Semple Sean, Hilton Shona, MacCalman, Laura, Petticrew, M., Ayres Jon G, Brian G Miller, Hilton, S., Naji Audrey, Semple, S., Dempsey Scott, Laura MacCalman, Dempsey, Scott, Dempsey, S., Miller, B.G., Jon G Ayres, Semple, Sean, Scott Dempsey, Ayres, Jon   +33 more
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Smoke-free environments: current status and remaining challenges in Australia

Public Health Research & Practice, 2020
Objectives: Smoke-free environments have been one of the great success stories in tobacco control in Australia. In this paper, we describe the current situation with respect to smoke-free environments in Australia, identify opportunities for extending ...
Alecia Brooks, Tanya Buchanan , Wendy Oakes   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

COPD and tobacco smoke

Monaldi Archives for Chest Disease, 2005
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a chronic inflammation of the airways, including the parenchyma and the pulmonary vasculature. The burden of COPD is increasing around the world in terms of morbidity and mortality in adult population.
openaire   +4 more sources

Cancer Incidence Among Swedish Seafarers Between 1985 and 2020

American Journal of Industrial Medicine, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Several studies from different countries have shown that merchant seafarers have an increased cancer risk compared to the general population. The aim of this study was to provide updated information on cancer incidence in a cohort of Swedish seafarers.
Maria Wallin, Helena P. Eriksson, Karl Forsell, Eva Andersson   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

The beliefs of medical faculty students about thirdhand smoke

Tobacco Induced Diseases, 2023
Introduction Thirdhand smoke is the toxic remnant, including pollutants and byproducts, of tobacco smoke that remains in the environment after the use of tobacco products.
İbrahim Güven Çoşğun, Şule Çilekar, Aydın Balcı, Beyza Nur Köymen, Sena Moral, Batıkan Nur, Berkay Yetim   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Lost and Found: Is Olfactory Recovery More Promising After COVID‐19 Than Other Causes, Even 2 Years Later?

International Forum of Allergy &Rhinology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Olfactory dysfunction is a hallmark feature of COVID‐19, yet the potential for recovery with long‐standing COVID‐19‐related smell loss (CRSL) remains uncertain, particularly when treatment is initiated years later. This study evaluated olfactory outcomes in patients with CRSL compared with non‐COVID‐19‐related smell loss (non‐CRSL),
John W. Hunsicker, Mabel Berg, Nicolaus Knight, Jessica W. Grayson, Bradford A. Woodworth, Justin H. Turner, Do‐Yeon Cho   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Early-life tobacco smoke elevating later-life osteoporosis risk: Mediated by telomere length and interplayed with genetic predisposition

Journal of Advanced Research
Introduction: The growing prevalence of osteoporosis (OP) in an aging global population presents a significant public health concern. Tobacco smoke negatively affects bone turnover, leading to reduced bone mass and heightened OP and fracture risk ...
Dongsheng Di, Haolong Zhou, Zhangbo Cui, Jianli Zhang, Qian Liu, Tingting Yuan, Tingting Zhou, Xiao Luo, Danyang Ling, Qi Wang   +9 more
doaj   +1 more source

Impact of the implementation of a smoke free law in Serbia on exposure to tobacco smoke in different settings.

Tobacco Prevention and Cessation, 2017
Introduction The aim of this study was to analyse the impact of the implementation of a smoke free law in Serbia on exposure to tobacco smoke in different settings. Material and Methods Data were obtained from opinion polls conducted on a representative
Kosic Bibic Nada, Kilibarda Biljana, Nikolic Nadezda, Krstev Srmena   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Tobacco use and cessation counseling in a population of health professions students in South Africa [PDF]

, 2011
Includes bibliographical references.Tobacco is a leading risk factor for the global burden of disease in both developed and developing countries. The morbidity and mortality caused by tobacco can be prevented efficaciously and cost-effectively by active ...
Tsai, Yu-Chia
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