OBJECTIVES The current study team sought to understand smokeless tobacco (SLT) usage trends among youth, using nationally representative data collected as part of the Canadian Youth Smoking Survey (YSS) between 2004 and 2008. METHODS Descriptive analyses of SLT ever use among respondents in grades 6 to 9 were examined according to year of data collection (2008, n = 31,249; 2006, n = 34,050; a...

OBJECTIVE To assess the efficacy and safety of varenicline (a licensed cigarette smoking cessation aid) in helping users of smokeless tobacco to quit. DESIGN Double blind, placebo controlled, parallel group, multicentre, randomised controlled trial. SETTING Medical clinics (mostly primary care) in Norway and Sweden. PARTICIPANTS Men and women aged ≥18 who used smokeless tobacco at least e...

results based on the results obtained by the applied technique, the presence of carcinogenic compounds, n-nitrosomethyl-vinylamine (162 µg/g), n-nitrosonornicotine (6.3 µg/g), and acetaldehyde (117 µg/g) was confirmed in the sample. objectives the current study aimed to chemically analyze, separate and measure the existing substances in a type of chewing tobacco. materials and methods in the cu...

Smokeless tobacco products have existed for centuries and vary significantly across geographical regions. The constituents found in each smokeless tobacco product depends on many factors, including social customs, manufacturing regulations, and the availability of local raw ingredients. Unfortunately, tobacco products have been linked to cancer over the past several decades, particularly of the...

OBJECTIVE To compare the tobacco products use patterns of known diabetics and non diabetics. MATERIAL AND METHODS A community-based cross-sectional study using STEPwise approach among adults using a multistage, stratified, cluster random sample. Data was collected using a questionnaire which included sociodemographics; tobacco products use habits, history of diabetes, biochemical and anthropo...

The US Public Health Service Guideline for Treating Tobacco Use and Dependence 2008 Update emphasizes tobacco use as a chronic medical disorder; highlights both behavioral counseling and the use of 1 or more of the 7 approved medications; and points out the utility, efficacy, and reach of telephone quitlines. The treatment of users of smokeless tobacco continues to be less than optimal. Althoug...

Introduction: ‘Smokeless tobacco’ is the term used for the tobacco that is consumed in un-burnt form and it can be used orally or nasally. Mishri (masheri or misheri) is one of the smokeless tobacco used as dentifrice. It has been observed that smoking during pregnancy is associated with anaemia in mothers & their babies. Objective of the study was to assess the magnitude of anaemia among users...

The smokeless powders in 22 kinds of ammunitions seized from one of the Japanese gang groups were analyzed by scanning electron microscopy/energy dispersive X-ray microanalysis (SEM/EDX). Copper(Cu), sulfur(S), potassium(K), silicon(Si), aluminum(Al), calcium(Ca), iron(Fe), chlorine(Cl), and barium(Ba) were detected. Cu was found in all samples. One sample contained a high amount of Ba. One par...

BACKGROUND Little is known about the prevalence of tobacco use in Uzbekistan, a country targeted intensively by the international tobacco industry. METHODS A national household survey elicited information about cigarette smoking and nasway use (a form of smokeless tobacco). RESULTS Prevalence of past-month smoking and nasway use among men (N=1795) was 19.6% and 22.3%, respectively, and 1.6%...