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Problem/Condition Commercial tobacco use is the leading cause of preventable disease, disability, and death in the United States. Most tobacco product use begins during adolescence.
Andrea S. Gentzke+9 more
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Trends in Tobacco Use Among Adolescents by Grade, Sex, and Race, 1991-2019
Key Points Question How have trends in cigarette and smokeless tobacco use among adolescents changed in recent years as e-cigarette use increased? Findings In this cross-sectional study of 1 297 362 US adolescents surveyed between 2011 and 2019, past 30 ...
R. Meza, E. Jimenez-Mendoza, D. Levy
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Tobacco use has detrimental effects on health, including oral health. The emergence and increasing popularity of newer tobacco and nicotine products make tobacco use one of the major public health problems in the world.
S. Gajendra, S. McIntosh, Sucharu Ghosh
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Genetic diversity fuels gene discovery for tobacco and alcohol use
Tobacco and alcohol use are heritable behaviours associated with 15% and 5.3% of worldwide deaths, respectively, due largely to broad increased risk for disease and injury1–4.
G. Saunders+216 more
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Background: Healthcare professionals (HCPs) have a definite role in tobacco control and can help immensely by setting examples. The current study aimed to study the tobacco use pattern and quitting behaviour among HCPs of India during the COVID-19 ...
Bijaya Nanda Naik+5 more
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Tobacco use is a pervasive public health problem and the leading cause of preventable morbidity and mortality in the United States. This article reviews the epidemiology of tobacco use in youth, with a description of cigarettes, alternative tobacco product, and polytobacco use patterns among the general population and among adolescents with psychiatric
Jonathan D. Klein, Deepa R. Camenga
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Tobacco Use Among the Youth in India: Evidence From Global Adult Tobacco Survey-2 (2016-2017)
Background: Worldwide, tobacco use is a serious public health concern affecting the youth. A vast majority of tobacco users start using tobacco well before the age of 18 years which has enormous psychosocial and health effects.
S. Grover+4 more
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Background Women have generally been found to be the victims of violence, but scant attention has been paid to the characteristics of women who perpetrate aggression and violence. In South Africa, violence is a prevalent societal issue, especially in the
Tara Carney+4 more
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Tobacco use by Indian adolescents [PDF]
Adolescents are the most vulnerable population to initiate tobacco use. It is now well established that most of the adult users of tobacco start tobacco use in childhood or adolescence. There has been a perceptible fall in smoking in the developed countries after realization of harmful effects of tobacco.
SN Sengupta, Rakesh K Chadda
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