THR PubMed Research

Nicotine dependence and associated factors among persons who use electronic e-cigarettes in Malaysia - an online survey

Background: Nicotine dependence, factors associated with dependence, and self-reported side effects among people who use e-cigarettes are scarce in developing countries.

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Exploring electronic cigarette portrayals: a content and thematic analysis of African online news coverage

Background: Electronic cigarette use has surged internationally in recent years, with numerous countries noting an uptick in users. Despite this, the portrayal of e-cigarette usage in African news remains unclear.

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Evaluating a Multicomponent e-Cigarette Prevention Program in the Rural Northwest: Teacher and Parent/Guardian Program Outcomes

There are effective prevention strategies to combat increasing rates of youth e-cigarette use. This study assessed the outcomes of an e-cigarette prevention program with teachers and parents/guardians across a three-county rural area. Researchers assessed teachers' and parent/guardians' increased knowledge and confidence in implementing vape prevention after receiving evidence-based trainings.

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Brief intervention to enhance cessation of smokeless tobacco use in newly diagnosed patients with head and neck cancers: A randomized controlled trial in patient-relative dyads

Introduction: Tobacco use is a major causative factor for head and neck cancers (HNC). Continued use of tobacco even after cancer diagnosis is common and is associated with all-cause and cancer-specific mortality, cancer recurrence and poor treatment response. Evidence suggests that behavioral interventions, help achieve greater smoking cessation rates in HNC patients. However, intervention studies focussed on HNC patients using smokeless tobacco, which is more common than smoking in India, are sparse.

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Beyond the label: current evidence and future directions for the interrelationship between electronic cigarettes and mental health

Electronic cigarette use has dramatically increased over the last decade. With this recent technological development and wide range of constituents in various products, putative adverse effects on the brain and body have been largely unexplored.

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Recruitment of Young Adults: Lessons Learned From Research on Rural E-Cigarette Use and Cessation

Electronic nicotine delivery system (ENDS) use continues to grow in rural areas of the United States. In particular, young adults (18-24 years) in rural areas are a hard-to-reach population in regard to understanding the growing ENDS use trend.

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Prevalence of Underreported Nicotine Exposure Among US Non-Smoking Adults: A Comparison of Self-Reported Exposure and Serum Cotinine Levels from NHANES 2013-2020

Introduction: Secondhand smoke (SHS) poses a significant health risk. However, individuals who do not smoke may be unaware of their exposure, thereby failing to take protective actions promptly.

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Genetic regulation and manipulation of nicotine biosynthesis in tobacco: Strategies to eliminate addictive alkaloids

Tobacco (Nicotiana tabacum L.) is a widely cultivated crop of the genus Nicotiana. Due to the highly addictive nature of tobacco products, tobacco smoking remains the leading cause of preventable death and disease.

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