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Interventions for waterpipe smoking cessation [PDF]

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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Impact of waterpipe smoking on the salivary microbiome [PDF]

Frontiers in Oral Health, 2023
BackgroundWhile oral mirobial dysbiosis due to tobacco smoking has been studied thoroughly, there is limited data on the effect of waterpipe smoking on the oral microbiome. This study aims to compare the salivary microbiome between waterpipe smokers and non-smokers.Materials and methodsUnstimulated saliva samples were collected from 60 participants, 30
Nikitha Lalindri Mareena Senaratne, Chun Wie Chong, Lim Shu Yong, Lim Shu Yong, Ling Fong Yoke, Ling Fong Yoke, Divya Gopinath, Divya Gopinath   +7 more
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"Waterpipe Is Like a Wife": Qualitative Assessment of Perspectives on Waterpipe Smoking Dependence [PDF]

Addiction and Health, 2022
Background: Waterpipe (WP) smoking has become a global public health problem in recent decades and growing evidence indicates that it can cause nicotine dependence. Most evidence on WP dependence to date has been derived from survey- or laboratory-based studies.
Satish Kedia, Nikhil Ahuja, Fadi Hammal, Taghrid Asfar, Thomas Eissenberg, Wasim Maziak, Kenneth D. Ward   +6 more
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Exclusive waterpipe smoking and the risk of nasopharynx cancer in Vietnamese men, a prospective cohort study [PDF]

Scientific Reports, 2023
Tobacco smoking is carcinogenic to humans. Besides cigarettes, the most common form of tobacco smoking, there was sparse evidence of waterpipe’s carcinogenicity-induced nasopharyngeal cancer (NPC).
Thinh Gia Nguyen, Hung Dinh Kieu, Dung Thuy Thi Truong, Khoa Xuan Ngo, Shunya Ikeda, Ngoan Tran Le   +5 more
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Public Perceptions of Flavored Waterpipe Smoking on Twitter [PDF]

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 2023
Waterpipe tobacco smoking has become increasingly popular in recent years, especially among youth. We aimed to understand longitudinal trends in the prevalence and user perception of waterpipes and their flavors on Twitter. We extracted waterpipe-related tweets from March 2021 to May 2022 using the Twitter Streaming API and classified them into ...
Juan Ramon Feliciano, Dongmei Li, Zidian Xie   +2 more
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Predictors of waterpipe smoking among university students in the Qassim region, Saudi Arabia [PDF]

Tobacco Induced Diseases, 2021
Introduction Waterpipe smoking has gained global popularity among adolescents and young adults. This study aimed to identify the predictors of waterpipe smoking among university students in the Qassim region of Saudi Arabia.
Yasser S. Almogbel, Thara Aladhadh, Atheer Alammar, Atheer Aloraini, Sumayyah Alghofaili, Abdullah Almutairi, Abdulrahman AlAmri   +6 more
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Determinants of waterpipe smoking in Iranian adults: results from the IROPICAN study [PDF]

Frontiers in Psychiatry, 2023
IntroductionWaterpipe smoking has become increasingly popular in Western countries, particularly among young individuals. This study aims to identify the factors influencing waterpipe smoking by focusing on consumption patterns.MethodsWe utilized data ...
Monireh Sadat Seyyedsalehi, Monireh Sadat Seyyedsalehi, Aneri Shah, Hamideh Rashidian, Maryam Hadji, Maryam Hadji, Maryam Marzban, Maryam Marzban, Alireza Ansari-Moghaddam, Azim Nejatizadeh, Paolo Boffetta, Paolo Boffetta, Paolo Boffetta, Kazem Zendehdel, Kazem Zendehdel   +14 more
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Etiology of waterpipe smoking on the coast of Bandar Abbas city: A qualitative study of men in southern Iran [PDF]

Journal of Education and Health Promotion
BACKGROUND: An alternative form of tobacco consumption, especially in the south of Iran, is waterpipe smoking. Hormozgan province ranks third in smoking waterpipe in Iran.
Ali Asadian, Zahra Hosseini, Ahmad Sotoudeh, Mojtaba Fattahi Ardakani, Abdoljabar Zakeri, Arezoo Rajabipour   +5 more
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Determinants of waterpipe smoking among women: A systematic review [PDF]

International Journal of Preventive Medicine, 2021
Background: The present study aimed to assess the determinants of waterpipe smoking among women based on a systematic review regarding the increasing prevalence of waterpipe smoking in women and the tendency of them to this type of tobacco.
Saeed Bashirian, Majid Barati, Manoochehr Karami, Behrooz Hamzeh, Maryam Afshari, Elahe Ezati   +5 more
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The association between nicotine stomatitis and waterpipe smoking [PDF]

Tobacco Induced Diseases
Waterpipe smoking (WPS) is gaining popularity worldwide, especially in the Middle East, and significantly affects oral health. Nicotine stomatitis (NS) is an inflammatory response of the palate to the heat and chemical irritation caused by tobacco. The high temperatures of hot beverages have been found to have a synergistic effect.
Hussain Dashti, Devipriya Sundaram
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