Knowledge Hub on Ending Smoking

The knowledge hub is one-window access to all the data, research, and information on the tobacco use and efforts to control it in Pakistan and EMR. It provides a complete picture of the emerging alternative products in Pakistan and EMR. Evidence-based interventions can lead to legal, policy and administrative initiatives to end smoking. This hub collates the relevant knowledge from around the world to contribute to the aim of making our future smoke free.

Knowledge Hub on Ending Smoking in Pakistan

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Nicotine's Effects on Schizophrenia-like Symptoms in a Mice Model: Time Matters

Tobacco consumption in schizophrenia (SCHZ) patients is highly prevalent. Data support the occurrence of sequential events during comorbidity establishment, and both smoking first, SCHZ second and SCHZ first, smoking second sequences have been proposed. To investigate whether these two possibilities lead to distinct outcomes of comorbidity, we used a phencyclidine-induced SCHZ model and nicotine exposure as a surrogate of smoking.

October 08, 2024 Download

Adolescent Health and Parents' and Teachers' Beliefs about Smoking: A Cross-Sectional Study

Background: The acquisition of healthy lifestyle habits by adolescents is largely influenced by close interpersonal relationships including their parents and teachers.

October 08, 2024 Download

Stopping use of E-cigarettes and smoking combustible cigarettes: findings from a large longitudinal digital smoking cessation intervention study in the United States

Objective: Digital interventions have been widely implemented to promote tobacco cessation. However, implementations of these interventions have not yet considered how participants' e-cigarette use may influence their quitting outcomes. We explored the association of e-cigarette use and quitting smoking within the context of a study testing a digital tobacco cessation intervention among individuals in the United States who were 18 years and older, smoked combustible cigarettes, and enrolled in the intervention between August 2017 and March 2019.

October 08, 2024 Download

Shifts in motivation to quit cigarette smoking associated with IQOS use

Introduction: IQOS, a heated tobacco product (HTP), is among a growing number of noncombustible nicotine delivery alternatives marketed to people who smoke combustible cigarettes and are interested in less harmful alternatives. Little is known regarding whether IQOS use and IQOS-associated effects impact motivation to quit cigarette smoking.

October 08, 2024 Download

Initial experimentation with tobacco is associated with subsequent tobacco use patterns among youth in the United States

Understanding the association between initial experimentation with a tobacco product and subsequent patterns of tobacco use among youth is important to informing prevention activities for youth in the US. We conducted an online survey from August to October 2017 among youth aged 13-18 years.

October 08, 2024 Download

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Oman
Population (Millions) 4.8
Male(% of Total Pop) 66.0
Female(% of Total Pop) 34.0
Pop Growth (Annual %) 3.4
Year 2018
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Somalia
Population (Millions) 15.0
Male(% of Total Pop) 49.9
Female(% of Total Pop) 50.1
Pop Growth (Annual %) 2.8
Year 2018
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Population (Millions) 212.2
Male(% of Total Pop) 51.5
Female(% of Total Pop) 48.5
Pop Growth (Annual %) 2.1
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