Peer crowd affiliation as a segmentation tool for young adult tobacco use. [PDF]
BackgroundIn California, young adult tobacco prevention is of prime importance; 63% of smokers start by the age of 18 years, and 97% start by the age of 26 years.
Jordan, Jeffrey W +2 more
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An exploration of online behaviors and social media use among hookah and electronic-cigarette users
Introduction: The purpose of this study was to explore the relationship between social norms and attitudes towards ENDS and hookah and use of these products.
Alissa R. Link +3 more
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Tobacco packaging design for reducing tobacco use [PDF]
Tobacco use is the largest single preventable cause of death and disease worldwide. Standardised tobacco packaging is an intervention intended to reduce the promotional appeal of packs and can be defined as packaging with a uniform colour (and in some cases shape and size) with no logos or branding, apart from health warnings and other government ...
McNeill, Ann +5 more
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Online Tobacco Marketing and Subsequent Tobacco Use [PDF]
BACKGROUND:Nearly 2.9 million US adolescents engaged with online tobacco marketing in 2013 to 2014. We assess whether engagement is a risk factor for tobacco use initiation, increased frequency of use, progression to poly-product use, and cessation.METHODS:We analyzed data from 11 996 adolescents sampled in the nationally representative, longitudinal ...
Kristin E. Knutzen +8 more
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Prevalence of Alcohol Consumption and Hazardous Drinking, Tobacco and Drug use in urban Tanzania, and Their associated Risk Factors. [PDF]
Evidence suggests substance abuse in Tanzania is a growing public health problem. A random sample of 899 adults aged 15-59 in two urban sites of differing levels of poverty surveyed alcohol, tobacco and illicit substance use.
Araya +47 more
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Interpersonal and intrapersonal differences among adolescent nonsmokers, ex-smokers, and smokers [PDF]
Background: A large body of research has traced tobacco dependence among adolescents to a series of intrapersonal and interpersonal factors. However, there are remaining questions regarding the differences on these factors related to tobacco use ...
Baiocco, Roberto +5 more
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Exploring hypermasculinity as a moderator between sexual violence victimization and adverse mental health effects among sentenced incarcerated men [PDF]
Sexual assault is a common occurrence among incarcerated men in correctional facilities, and severely impacts the psychological well-being of the victim.
Sebenzile Nkosi +3 more
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Tobacco use and tobacco services in California substance use treatment programs [PDF]
California has one of the lowest smoking rates in the U.S. However, the California substance use disorder (SUD) treatment system collects no information on tobacco use. We explored smoking prevalence among persons enrolled in 20 residential SUD treatment programs, and whether persons who wanted help with quitting smoking received such help.Treatment ...
Guydish, Joseph +5 more
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The Incidence of Tobacco Taxation: Evidence from Geographic Micro-Level Data [PDF]
This paper uses a recent increase in Wisconsin’s tobacco tax as a natural experiment to measure the economic incidence of tobacco taxation, using micro-level data on cigarette prices from retail locations in Wisconsin and states that share its border. We
Hanson, Andrew, Sullivan, Ryan
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Background Treatment for opioid use disorder (OUD) is highly effective, yet it remains dramatically underutilized. Individuals with OUD have disproportionately high rates of hospitalization and low rates of addiction treatment.
Jennifer McNeely +12 more
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