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Impact of tobacco tax reforms on tobacco prices and tobacco use in Australia [PDF]

Tobacco Control, 2003
Objective:To document the impact of changes to tobacco taxes on the range and price of tobacco sold during the period when the National Tobacco Campaign (NTC) was run.Data sources:Information about brand availability, pack size, and price was extracted fromAustralian Retail Tobacconist.
Sandra Younie, Melanie Wakefield, Michelle Scollo, J. Freeman, F. Icasiano   +4 more
openaire   +3 more sources

Social Bots for Online Public Health Interventions

, 2018
According to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention, in the United States hundreds of thousands initiate smoking each year, and millions live with smoking-related dis- eases. Many tobacco users discuss their habits and preferences on social media.
Allem, Jon-Patrick, Deb, Ashok, Ferrara, Emilio, Majmundar, Anuja, Matsui, Akira, Seo, Sungyong, Tandon, Rajat, Yan, Shen   +7 more
core   +1 more source

Effects of Smoking on SARS-CoV-2 Positivity: A Study of in Northern and Central California

Tobacco Use Insights, 2022
Introduction COVID-19 continues to impact vulnerable populations disproportionally. Identifying modifiable risk factors could lead to targeted interventions to reduce infections.
Jiang Li, Meghan C Martinez, Dominick L Frosch, Georg E Matt   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

The United States\u27 Engagement in Global Tobacco Control: Proposals for Comprehensive Funding and Strategies [PDF]

, 2010
Tobacco use kills more people annually than HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, and malaria combined. Unless action is taken, tobacco-related diseases will kill hundreds of millions more in coming decades, mostly in low- and middle-income countries.
Bollyky, Thomas J., Gostin, Lawrence O.
core   +1 more source

CLIMATRIAL: applicability and adaptability of a novel method to quantify the carbon footprint of a South African clinical trial

Trials
Background No formal assessment of a method to measure the carbon emissions from a clinical trial has been undertaken in the low- and middle-income country setting. We aimed to evaluate the UK-based National Institute of Health Research (NIHR) method for
Nandi Louise Siegfried, Lesley-Ann Erasmus-Claassen, Jessica Griffiths, Lisa Fox, Paula R. Williamson   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Construction of a mutant library associated with aroma genes in tobacco using CRISPR/Cas9

Guangxi Zhiwu
To explore the feasibility of constructing a tobacco mutant library using the CRISPR/Cas9 gene editing technology, we designed sgRNAs of 100 aroma related genes in tobacco, constructed a plasmid library composed of 100 corresponding CRISPR/Cas9 editing ...
ZENG Wanli1, LIANG Gang2, GAO Qian1, LI Yuanchuan3, XU Li1, JIANG Jiarui1, XU Yong1, XIANG Haiying1*
doaj   +1 more source

Associations Between Perceptions of e-Cigarette Harmfulness and Addictiveness and the Age of E-Cigarette Initiation Among the Population Assessment of Tobacco and Health (PATH) Youth

Tobacco Use Insights, 2022
Introduction Youth perceptions of harmfulness and addictiveness of e-cigarettes may impact the age that they initiate e-cigarette use, but this has not been investigated previously.
Meagan A. Bluestein, Melissa B. Harrell, Emily T. Hébert, Baojiang Chen, Arnold E. Kuk, Charles E. Spells, Adriana Pérez   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Perceptions and Use of Electronic Nicotine Delivery Systems Among Floridian Middle and High School Students: Secondary Analysis of Cross-sectional Survey Results

Tobacco Use Insights, 2020
Introduction: Rapid increase in youth use of Electronic Nicotine Delivery Systems (ENDS) led the state and the federal governments to implement minimum-age policies to restrict minors’ access to vaping products.
Anastasiya Ferrell, Linda Hadddad, Jennifer Harrison Elder, Cyndi Garvan, Christa L Cook, Ramzi Salloum   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

The Association of Electronic Cigarette Use With SARS-CoV-2 Infection and COVID-19 Disease Severity

Tobacco Use Insights, 2022
BACKGROUND Although combustible cigarette use is an established risk factor for severe COVID-19 disease, there is conflicting evidence for the association of electronic cigarette use with SARS-CoV-2 infection and COVID-19 disease severity.
Andrea N Burnett-Hartman, Shauna Goldberg Scott, J David Powers, Morgan N Clennin, Jason A Lyons, Mark Gray, Heather Spencer Feigelson   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Tobacco use disorder and the lungs

Addiction, 2020
AbstractThis narrative review provides a summary of the impact of tobacco smoking on the respiratory system and the benefits of smoking cessation. Tobacco smoking is one of the leading preventable causes of death world‐wide and a major risk factor for lung cancer and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
Benjamin C. H. Kwan, Benjamin C. H. Kwan, Hayden McRobbie   +2 more
openaire   +3 more sources