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Advancing Biomarkers for Treatment of Smoking and Nicotine Dependence: An Overview

The special issue on Biomarkers of Nicotine and Tobacco Dependence reviews the science for precision treatment of nicotine dependence and future opportunities for research on biomarkers for inclusion in tobacco product cessation and switching clinical trials to advance translation. This overview summarizes the articles contributed to the special issue by leading researcher in field of addiction.

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Youth Use of e-Cigarette Flavor and Device Combinations and Brands Before vs After FDA Enforcement

Importance: The US Food and Drug Administration's Center for Tobacco Products (CTP) prioritized its enforcement efforts against nontobacco, nonmenthol (ie, sweet)-flavored cartridge e-cigarettes in February 2020. Within-person e-cigarette initiation, continuation, and switching behaviors among youth are unknown following CTP's prioritized enforcement efforts.

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Examining Racial/Ethnic and Income Disparities on Tobacco Product Use Among US Adults Within Wave 5 of the PATH Study

Objective: The aim of this study was to examine the interactions between race/ethnicity and income across different types of tobacco products.

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Protective effect of aqueous and methanolic extracts of corn silk on nicotine-induced reproductive system disorders in male mice

Objective: The protective effect of aqueous and methanolic extracts of corn silk on reproductive disorders induced by nicotine was investigated in the present study.

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Exclusive waterpipe smoking and the risk of nasopharynx cancer in Vietnamese men, a prospective cohort study

Tobacco smoking is carcinogenic to humans. Besides cigarettes, the most common form of tobacco smoking, there was sparse evidence of waterpipe's carcinogenicity-induced nasopharyngeal cancer (NPC). This study investigated the association between waterpipe smoking and NPC mortality.

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Differential effects of chronic nicotine administration on markers of oxidative stress and cellular damage in male and female rats

Most studies are gender blind regarding the effects of chronic nicotine administration on oxidative stress in brain and liver. So we designed this study to determine the differential effects of chronic nicotine administration on parameters of oxidative stress and antioxidant status in brain and liver of male and female rats as well as on liver function tests (LFTs) and lipid profile parameters.

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From Euphoria to Emergency: Exploring the Role of K2/Spice in Diffuse Alveolar Hemorrhage

Marijuana or cannabis has been one of the most widely used recreational drugs, in the United States. However, a sinister counterpart has emerged in recent times: K2/Spice, a synthetic rendition of tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), capturing increasing popularity.

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