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Barriers and solutions to addressing tobacco dependence in addiction treatment programs. [PDF]

, 2006
Despite the high prevalence of tobacco use among people with substance use disorders, tobacco dependence is often overlooked in addiction treatment programs.
Foulds, Jonathan, Guydish, Joseph, Steinberg, Marc, Williams, Jill, Ziedonis, Douglas M   +4 more
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Prevalence, Reasons for Use, and Risk Perception of Electronic Cigarettes among Post-Acute Coronary Syndrome Smokers [PDF]

, 2016
Purpose—The use of electronic cigarettes (e-cigarettes) has risen dramatically in recent years. However, there is currently no published data on use of e-cigarettes among cardiac patients. The current study reports on the prevalence, reasons for use, and
Busch, Andrew M., Tooley, Erin M.
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Tobacco use pattern and quitting behaviour among healthcare professionals during the COVID-19 pandemic: Insights from a pan India online survey

Clinical Epidemiology and Global Health, 2021
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, Bijit Biswas, Chandramani Singh, Sanjay Pandey, Santosh Kumar Nirala, Neha Chaudhary   +5 more
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Is tobacco use a disease? [PDF]

Canadian Medical Association Journal, 2008
Should tobacco use be framed as a disease or a population-based health concern?[1][1] At present, there are 2 potentially competing approaches to reducing smoking rates. The first, the disease-centred approach, identifies smoking as an individual-level disorder requiring medical treatment ...
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Tobacco use and colon cancer [PDF]

International Journal of Cancer, 1997
Smoking cigarettes has been consistently associated with adenomatous polyps. However, only a few studies have reported associations between smoking cigarettes or using other forms of tobacco and colon cancer. A population-based case-control study of colon cancer was conducted in 3 areas in the United States: northern California, Utah and Minnesota.
Khe Ni Ma, John D. Potter, Gary D. Friedman, Sandra L. Edwards, Martha L. Slattery   +4 more
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Patient and provider perceptions of the relationship between alcohol use and TB and readiness for treatment: a qualitative study in South Africa

BMC Public Health
Background Unhealthy alcohol use is widespread in South Africa and has been linked to tuberculosis (TB) disease and poor treatment outcomes. This study used qualitative methods to explore the relationship between TB and alcohol use during TB treatment ...
Suchitra Kulkarni, Sarah E. Weber, Chané Buys, Tersius Lambrechts, Bronwyn Myers, Mari-Lynn Drainoni, Karen R. Jacobson, Danie Theron, Tara Carney   +8 more
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Health professional students’ perceptions regarding their role in tobacco control: findings from the Global Health Professional Students Survey, Pakistan, 2011 [PDF]

, 2014
Background: An important way of reducing tobacco use is to train the health professional (HP) students to assist in tobacco cessation by educating patients and public.
Aslam, Syeda Kanwal, Shafique, Kashif, Zaheer, Sidra   +2 more
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A stakeholder-driven approach to designing a peer recovery coach role for implementation in community-oriented primary care teams in South Africa

Addiction Science & Clinical Practice
Introduction In South Africa, community-oriented primary care teams work to re-engage out-of-care people with HIV (PWH) in treatment, many of whom have substance use (SU) concerns.
Bronwyn Myers, Kristen S. Regenauer, Kim Johnson, Imani Brown, Alexandra L. Rose, Nonceba Ciya, Sibabalwe Ndamase, Yuche Jacobs, Morgan S. Anvari, Abigail Hines, Dwayne Dean, Rithika Baskar, Jessica F. Magidson   +12 more
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Lifestyle and Long-Term Smoking Cessation

Tobacco Use Insights, 2020
Background: Since smoking is the leading cause of preventable death, discouraging smoking initiation, encouraging smoking cessation, and exploring factors that help individuals to stay smoke free are immensely important.
Tove Sohlberg, Karin Helmersson Bergmark
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Tobacco Use Among the Youth in India: Evidence From Global Adult Tobacco Survey-2 (2016-2017)

Tobacco Use Insights, 2020
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.
Shekhar Grover, Tanu Anand, Jugal Kishore, Jaya Prasad Tripathy, Dhirendra N Sinha   +4 more
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