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The Moderating Effect of Physical Activity Between IQOS Smoking and Ventricular Repolarization Parameters in Lebanese University Students. [PDF]

Health Sci Rep
ABSTRACT Background Cigarette smoking is a major modifiable risk factor for cardiovascular morbidity and sudden cardiac death, in part through abnormalities in ventricular repolarization. However, little data are available on other tobacco products and alternative tobacco use delivery devices, such as heated tobacco products, as well as the modifying ...
Khalil J, Helou L, Ibrahim M, Nakhle N, Kossaify M, Harb T, Hallit S.   +6 more
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Trends of maternal waterpipe, cigarettes, and dual tobacco smoking in Jordan. A decade of lost opportunities.

PLoS ONE, 2021
BackgroundMaternal tobacco use is a global public health problem. In the literature, the focus was mainly on cigarette smoking, minimally on waterpipe use, and totally ignored dual use among pregnant women. We estimated the prevalence of current maternal
Khalid A Kheirallah, Nuha Shugaa Addin, Maan M Alolimat   +2 more
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Waterpipe tobacco smoke toxicity: the impact of waterpipe size [PDF]

Tobacco Control, 2019
IntroductionWaterpipe tobacco smoking continues to show increasing popularity, especially among individuals between 18 and 22 years old. Waterpipe tobacco smoke (WTS) is a mixture of particulates and gases formed from the combustion of the charcoal and volatilisation and humidification of the tobacco+humectant+flavouring substrate known as shisha or mu’
Cindy DeForest Hauser, Ronnae Mailig, Hannah Stadtler, Jenna Reed, Shi Chen, Emilie Uffman, Karen Bernd   +6 more
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Prevalence of waterpipe smoking and awareness of related orodental complications in university students in Kerman, Iran [PDF]

Journal of Oral Health and Oral Epidemiology, 2020
BACKGROUND AND AIM: Waterpipe smoking causes many negative side effects on the oral health. Our objective was to describe the prevalence of waterpipe smoking and awareness of related orodental complications in Iranian university students.METHODS: This ...
Marzieh Karimi-Afshar, Abbass Khaleghi, Forouzan Rafie, Molouk Torabi   +3 more
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Levels of Chemical Toxicants in Waterpipe Tobacco and Waterpipe Charcoal Solid Waste

Journal of Environmental Protection, 2021
This work provides insights on waterpipe tobacco and waterpipe charcoal as potential sources of environmental toxicants. Selected harmful and potentially harmful constituents (HPHCs) from ten U.S. commercial waterpipe tobacco filler products (before and after electric heating) and five waterpipe charcoal products (before and after burning) were ...
Hsieh, Jason R., Mekoli, Megan L., Edwards, Ronald L.   +2 more
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Motivators of impulsivity to smoke waterpipe tobacco among Nigerian youth who smoke waterpipe tobacco: the moderating role of social media normalisation of waterpipe tobacco

BMC Public Health, 2022
Background Impulsivity is a formidable cause of waterpipe tobacco smoking among youth, however, it is understudied among African youth. Using PRIME behavioural theory, this study aimed to develop a model that examines the motivators of impulsivity to ...
Agatha Oluwafunmilayo Adu, Nurzali Ismail, Shuhaida Md. Noor   +2 more
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Interventions for waterpipe smoking cessation

Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, 2023
While cigarette smoking has declined globally, waterpipe smoking is rising, especially among youth. The impact of this rise is amplified by mounting evidence of its addictive and harmful nature. Waterpipe smoking is influenced by multiple factors, including appealing flavors, marketing, use in social settings, and misperceptions that waterpipe is less ...
Asfar, T, Livingstone-Banks, J, Ward, KD, Eissenberg, T, Oluwole, O, Bursac, Z, Ghaddar, T, Maziak, W   +7 more
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Association between cumulative cigarette and Waterpipe smoking and symptoms of dependence in Lebanese adults

BMC Public Health, 2021
Background Waterpipe and cigarette smoking dependence are becoming increasingly prevalent forms of addiction globally. This study examined whether cumulative cigarette smoking and cumulative waterpipe smoking are associated with higher dependence on both
Diana Malaeb, Marwan Akel, Hala Sacre, Chadia Haddad, Sahar Obeid, Souheil Hallit, Pascale Salameh   +6 more
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Tobacco Smoking and Smoke-Free Products as Risk Factors for Dental Implants: A Systematic Review. [PDF]

Clin Oral Implants Res
ABSTRACT Objectives This systematic review aimed to investigate the effect of tobacco smoking and smoke‐free products as risk factors for dental implants. Materials and Methods Three databases were searched to identify studies reporting on the risk of implant failure/survival in tobacco smokers or smoke‐free users as compared to non‐smokers in studies ...
Elena C, Stefano C, Marina D, Pinar E, Nikolaos D.   +4 more
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Waterpipe Nicotine Dependence and Depressive Symptoms among Adolescent Waterpipe and Dual Users [PDF]

Journal of Environmental and Public Health, 2020
Background. Waterpipe nicotine dependence and its association with depressive symptoms and dual usage among adolescents are currently not examined in the literature. Adolescents are a vulnerable population that is susceptible to depression and initiation of tobacco use.
Ahmad Abbadi, Jawad Alnahar, Sohaib Zoghoul, Abdullah Bsoul, Salameh Alarood, Abdel-Hameed Al-Mistarehi, Sukaina Alzyoud   +6 more
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