BACKGROUND Tobacco use and quit attempts are two key indicators of the Global Adult Tobacco Survey (GATS) that assess quit attempts among current as well as former tobacco users. The relevant data have inherent policy implications for tobacco cessation programme evaluation. This study aimed to review the concepts of quit attempt assessment and quantifying invalid responses considering GATS-Indi...

Most tobacco control efforts in western countries focus on the factory-made, mass-produced (FM) cigarette, whereas other tobacco products receive relatively little attention. Noncombusted tobacco products (i.e., referred to as smokeless tobacco), particularly Swedish-style snus, carry lower disease risks, compared with combusted tobacco products such as cigarettes. In this context, it is import...

BACKGROUND Developing countries of sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) face a double burden of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) and communicable diseases. As high blood pressure (BP) is a common global cardiovascular (CV) disorder associated with high morbidity and mortality, the relationship between gradients of BP and other CV risk factors was assessed in Abia State, Nigeria. METHODS Using the WHO STE...

1 Published by EUEP European Publishing on behalf of the European Network for Smoking and Tobacco Prevention (ENSP). © 2018 Tolstrup J. This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution NonCommercial 4.0 International License. (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0) ABSTRACT INTRODUCTION High rates of smoking among adolescents remain a public...

BACKGROUND Electronic cigarettes (e-cigarettes) are now the most commonly used tobacco product among US youth. The extent to which perceptions of e-cigarettes' harm and addictiveness differ from those of other products remains unknown, as does whether these perceptions have changed over time. METHODS Data from the 2012 and 2014 National Youth Tobacco Survey, a repeated cross-sectional survey ...

AIMS To characterize smokeless tobacco initiation and persistence in relation to deployment, combat, occupation, smoking and mental health symptoms. DESIGN Prospective cohort, utilizing self-reported survey data from the Millennium Cohort Study. SETTING US military service members in all branches including active duty, reserve and National Guard. PARTICIPANTS Population-based sample of 45...

CONTEXT Palm prints formed once does not change throughout life and is not influenced by environment. Palmar Dermatoglyphics can indicate the development of potentially malignant and malignant lesions and help in identifying persons at high risk of developing Oral submucous fibrosis (OSMF) and Oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSSC). AIM To analyze the qualitative [finger ridge pattern and presen...

INTRODUCTION We examined: (a) current (past 30-day) smokers' interest in using or switching to electronic nicotine delivery systems (ENDS) or smokeless tobacco for various reasons; (b) correlates of interest in these products; and (c) subgroups of current smokers in relation to interest in these products. METHODS We conducted a cross-sectional survey assessing sociodemographics, tobacco use, ...

Rationale: This statement is an updated version of one released by the same authors in February 2003. The statement was produced to follow up the Royal College of Physicians (RCP) Tobacco Advisory Group report ‘‘Protecting smokers, saving lives: the case for a tobacco and nicotine regulatory authority’’, which argued for an evidence based regulatory approach to smokeless tobacco and harm reduct...