Electronic cigarette use among adolescents is a growing concern, not only due to the high incidence of co-use with other substances, such as alcohol, but also due to the fact brain is still maturing during this period. Combined exposure to alcohol and nicotine leads to plastic adaptation of crucial circuits in the brain, which can contribute to the development of addiction.
Some harm reduction strategies encourage individuals to switch from a harmful addictive good to a less harmful addictive good; examples include e-cigarettes (substitutes for combustible cigarettes) and methadone and buprenorphine (substitutes for opioids).
Background: Understanding public opinions about emerging tobacco products is important to inform future interventions and regulatory decisions. Heated tobacco products (HTPs) are an emerging tobacco product category promoted by the tobacco industry as a "better alternative" to combustible cigarettes.
Background: Cigarette smoking is incredibly harmful, even for people who do not smoke every day. This study aimed to estimate trends in non-daily smoking in England between 2006 and 2024, how these differed across population subgroups, and to explore changes in the profile of non-daily smokers in terms of their sociodemographic and smoking characteristics and vaping and alcohol consumption.
Several environmental exposures increase susceptibility to the acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS). Specifically, chronic exposure to ambient air pollution, cigarette smoke, and alcohol "prime" the lung via epithelial injury, endothelial dysfunction, and immunomodulatory mechanisms, increasing the risk and severity of ARDS following an array of acute insults.
Objective: Cannabidiol (CBD), a phytocannabinoid of increasing interest for its purported therapeutic effects, is primarily consumed via ingestion and inhalation. While the toxicology of orally administered CBD has been reported, little is known about the effects of CBD inhalation. Doses selected for the present analysis allowed for evaluation of dose-response at concentrations >100-fold higher than typical human consumption levels.
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