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Associations between childbirth, gang exposure and substance use among young women in Cape Town, South Africa

Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy
The prevalence and influence of gangs on adolescents and young adults remain a concern in Western Cape, South Africa—particularly as they have one of the largest gang presence.
Felicia A. Browne, Tara Carney, Bronwyn Myers, Courtney Peasant Bonner, Wendee M. Wechsberg   +4 more
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Study protocol for a pragmatic trial of the Consult for Addiction Treatment and Care in Hospitals (CATCH) model for engaging patients in opioid use disorder treatment

Addiction Science & Clinical Practice, 2019
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, Andrea B. Troxel, Hillary V. Kunins, Donna Shelley, Joshua D. Lee, Alexander Walley, Zoe M. Weinstein, John Billings, Nichola J. Davis, Roopa Kalyanaraman Marcello, Bruce R. Schackman, Charles Barron, Luke Bergmann   +12 more
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The GATS Atlas: Global Adult Tobacco Survey [PDF]

, 2015
The Global Adult Tobacco Survey (GATS) Atlas highlights findings from 22 GATS countries in a user-friendly, visual format and incorporates data covering nearly 60 percent of the world's population.

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The "Canone Inverso": when tobacco was not so bad. A Look Back at the Primordial Debate on the tobacco effects in the Occupational Medicine [PDF]

, 2018
AIM: The article provides an overview on the beginning and evolutions of medical observations on tobacco induced diseases between Eighteenth and Nineteenth century.
Gulino, Matteo, Iorio, Silvia, Licata, Marta, Marinozzi, Silvia   +3 more
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Boosting the Tobacco Control Vaccine: recognizing the role of the retail environment in addressing tobacco use and disparities

Tobacco Control, 2020
Much of the progress in reducing cigarette smoking and tobacco-related morbidity and mortality among youth and adults is attributable to population-level strategies previously described in the context of the Tobacco Control Vaccine.
Amanda Y. Kong, Brian A. King
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Baseline Regional Cholinergic Denervation Predicts Cognitive Trajectories in Moderate Parkinson Disease

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective Cognitive decline is a disabling and variable feature of Parkinson disease (PD). While cholinergic system degeneration is linked to cognitive impairments in PD, most prior research reported cross‐sectional associations. We aimed to fill this gap by investigating whether baseline regional cerebral vesicular acetylcholine transporter ...
Taylor Brown, Giulia Carli, Prabesh Kanel, Stiven Roytman, Jaimie Barr, Nicolaas I. Bohnen, Roger L. Albin   +6 more
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Disparities in Tobacco Smoking by Sex and Employment Status: Results from South Africa’s First Global Adult Tobacco Survey

Social Sciences
Background/Objectives: Tobacco smoking is a cause of premature death and illness globally. This study examined the prevalence and factors associated with tobacco smoking among South African adults according to sex, education, and employment status among ...
Catherine O. Egbe, Portia Nevhungoni, Mukhethwa Londani   +2 more
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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
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Cohort study of electronic cigarette use: effectiveness and safety at 24 months [PDF]

, 2016
OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the safety and effectiveness of e-cigarettes, by comparing users of only e-cigarettes, smokers of only tobacco cigarettes and dual users. DESIGN: Prospective cohort study.
Boccia, Stefania, Cicolini, Giancarlo, Ferrante, Margherita, Fiore, Maria, Flacco, Maria Elena, Fragassi, Giorgia, Gualano, Maria Rosaria, La Vecchia, Carlo, Liguori, Giorgio, Manzoli, Lamberto, Marzuillo, Carolina, Ricciardi, Walter, Siliquini, Roberta, Villari, Paolo   +13 more
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Clinical Conditions Associated With a High Antinuclear Antibody Titer in Individuals Without Autoimmune Disease

Arthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Objective Antinuclear antibodies (ANAs) are present at high titers in 2% of the general population, but their clinical significance in individuals without an autoimmune (AI) disease is not known. We tested the hypothesis that the presence of a high ANA titer in non‐AI conditions is associated with disease.
Matthew Chung, John P. Shelley, Gul Karakoc, John Still, Xiaodi Ruan, Jonathan Mosley, C. Michael Stein, Vivian K. Kawai   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source