E-cigarette use (also known as "vaping") has become increasingly popular among adolescents over the past decade and grown into a significant public health concern in North America, the United Kingdom, and other countries.
The present study examined intraindividual changes in the frequency of electronic nicotine delivery systems (ENDS) use across young adulthood, 18 to 30 years old, and if depressive symptoms and sensation-seeking tendencies, independently and in interaction with one another, were associated with these changes.
This Viewpoint describes the need for epidemiological studies of the association between e-cigarette use and risk of stroke to inform decision-making among patients, health care practitioners, and policy makers.
Young adult lesbian and bisexual women report considerable e-cigarette disparities, which may be attributed to low harm perceptions. No studies have assessed differences in e-cigarette harm perceptions in this group, nor which factors might be intervention targets to influence harm perceptions.
The purpose of this study was to test the preliminary efficacy of a Zoom-based peer coaching intervention on health and risk behaviors in young adults.
There has been a rapid increase in e-cigarette usage, especially among young adults. E-cigarettes are often thought to be a safe substitute to traditional smoking and are frequently used as a bridge to smoking cessation.
IQOS was authorized by the Food and Drug Administration (US FDA) as a modified risk tobacco product (MRTP). We conducted a pharmacokinetic study evaluating the nicotine delivery and subjective effects of IQOS use among current menthol cigarette smokers to better understand if IQOS is an acceptable cigarette alternative in light of the proposed menthol cigarette ban.
As illicit substance use can present several perioperative concerns, effective means to identify such practices are necessary to ensure patient safety. Identification of illicit substance use in pediatric patients may be problematic as screening may rely on parental reporting.
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