OBJECTIVE To determine smoking behaviour, acceptability, and toxin exposure when smokers switch to the potential reduced exposure product-Omni cigarette. DESIGN 12 week randomised, crossover study of Omni versus own cigarettes. PARTICIPANTS 19 light/ultralight and 15 regular smokers. OUTCOMES Cigarettes/day, smoking topography, craving, withdrawal symptoms, urinary cotinine plus its glucu...

This study examined reported use of, and beliefs about, so-called light cigarettes among adult smokers in four countries: Australia (Aus), Canada (Can), the United Kingdom (U.K.) and the United States (U.S.). The method used was parallel telephone surveys among 9,046 smokers across the four countries. The results indicated that more than half of all smokers in each country except the U.K. repor...

BACKGROUND Adolescent smoking is a significant public health concern in the UK and across Europe. This study examines smoking behaviours, methods of accessing cigarettes and use of non-commercial (fake, foreign and single) cigarettes across a sample of schoolchildren. Relationships with alcohol consumption, deprivation, personal income and extra-curricular activities are also explored. METHOD...

BACKGROUND/OBJECTIVE The use of electronic cigarettes (e-cigarettes) is rapidly increasing in the United States, especially among young people since e-cigarettes have been perceived as a safer alternative to conventional tobacco cigarettes. However, the scientific evidence regarding the human health effects of e-cigarettes on the lung is extremely limited. The major goal of our current study is...

PURPOSE To examine prevalence of, and factors associated with, e-cigarette use among young people aged 16-17 in Ireland. METHODS In 2014, a representative sample of 821 young people aged 16-17 recruited from secondary schools completed a pen and paper survey on e-cigarette use, tobacco use, and socio-demographic items. FINDINGS A total of 23.8% of respondents had used e-cigarettes at least ...

INTRODUCTION This study examined the effect of duration electronic cigarette (e-cigarette) use on e-cigarette dependence, frequency of use, and strength of nicotine solution as well as number of cigarettes smoked per day. METHODS Individuals were recruited at e-cigarette retail locations in a large Midwestern metropolitan city of the United States in July 2013. A total of 159 participants com...

The annual meeting of the National Cancer Research Institute (NCRI), held in Liverpool, UK, has a solid reputation of being a multidisciplinary conference. It brings the diverse cancer interests of the United Kingdom together, from funders to researchers to clinicians. Key themes for the coming year's innovation emerge. At this meeting, particularly notable topics were immunotherapy and prevent...

Keeping adolescents from smoking is a focal issue in tobacco control. To this end, adolescent access laws, which make it illegal to sell cigarettes to minors, and increases in cigarette excise taxes represent seemingly simple, effective, and politically popular policy tools (1,2). Whether either of these measures prevents adolescent smoking, however, depends on their ability to influence adoles...