Miscellaneous Research Paper

Associations between Childhood Abuse, Resilience, Mindfulness, and Waterpipe Smoking: Implications for Cessation Interventions

Recent research has established a link between childhood abuse and later drug abuse. For waterpipe smoking (WPS), such a role has not been adequately clarified.

August 02, 2021 Download

Has increased youth e-cigarette use in the USA, between 2014 and 2020, changed conventional smoking behaviors, future intentions to smoke and perceived smoking harms?

In two national samples of US youth, smoking prevalence declined by a sizeable relative percentage. Intent to smoke in the future and harm perceptions of smoking declined or remained unchanged while EC use increased. Results provide little evidence that EC use has increased conventional cigarette smoking among youth.

July 30, 2021 Download

Quality of life of tobacco users- A correlation with duration of use and nicotine dependence

Duration of tobacco use and the severity of nicotine dependence negatively influence health-related quality of life in treatment-naive individuals.

July 28, 2021 Download

Ability to Purchase Tobacco Products and Smoking Behavior of Cigarettes, E-cigarettes, and Heated Tobacco Products in Korean Adolescents

The ease of access to tobacco products was associated with higher use of cigarettes, e-cigarettes, and heated tobacco products and lower attempts to quit smoking in Korean adolescents.

July 26, 2021 Download

Transcriptomic analysis provides insights into the AUXIN RESPONSE FACTOR 6-mediated repression of nicotine biosynthesis in tobacco (Nicotiana tabacum L.)

NtARF6 overexpression represses nicotine biosynthesis in tobacco. Transcriptome analysis suggests that NtARF6 acts as a regulatory hub that connect different phytohormone signaling pathways to antagonize the jasmonic acid-induced nicotine biosynthesis.

July 24, 2021 Download

Price promotion receipt and use progression of any tobacco, cigarettes, e-cigarettes and cigars among US youth between 2016 and 2018

Tobacco price promotions may prompt tobacco trials among youth. We assessed whether receiving price promotions for any tobacco, cigarettes, e-cigarettes and cigars was associated with product use progression.

July 22, 2021 Download

Differential associations of hand nicotine and urinary cotinine with children's exposure to tobacco smoke and clinical outcomes

Our objective was to compare the different roles of urinary cotinine as a biomarker of recent overall TSE and hand nicotine as a marker of children's contact with nicotine pollution in their environments. We explored the differential associations of these markers with sociodemographics, parental smoking, child TSE, and clinical diagnoses.

July 21, 2021 Download

Exploratory Analysis of Electronic Cigarette-Related Videos on YouTube: Observational Study

YouTube was dominated by provaping videos, with the majority of videos on user demonstrations before 2018. The vaping-warning videos became dominant between 2018 and 2019, with videos on potential health risks being the most popular topic. This study provides updated surveillance on e-cigarette-related YouTube videos and some important guidance on associated social media regulations.

July 06, 2021 Download

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