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How does the Excise Tax Affect Secondhand Smokers and the Health Consequences of such Addiction?

Scientific article

15 May 2023

INTRODUCTION: Smoking and tobacco products are long-term tolerated and socially accepted in many societies. In some socioeconomic groups and regions, this is considered standard practice. One of the ways to limit not only direct but also...

Cigarette/Nicotine use - a Gateway to other drug use?

ISSUP Webinar

26 April 2023

ISSUP The Gambia are pleased to present their upcoming Webinar on Cigarette/Nicotine use.

Cigarette/Nicotine use - a Gateway to other drug use?

26 April 2023

Banjul

Gambia

ISSUP The Gambia would like to invite you to attend their upcoming Webinar on Cigarette/Nicotine use.

Age at Initiation of Cigarette Use in a Nationally Representative Sample of US Youth, 2013-2017

Scientific article

26 February 2021

Abstract Importance: Cigarettes are still a commonly used tobacco product among youth despite recent declines in cigarette use. Objective: The aim of this study was to prospectively estimate the age of cigarette use initiation among youth...

Changes in Cigarette Consumption With Reduced Nicotine Content Cigarettes Among Smokers With Psychiatric Conditions or Socioeconomic Disadvantage 3 Randomized Clinical Trials

Scientific article

20 November 2020

Abstract Importance: This study is part of a programmatic effort evaluating the effects of reducing nicotine content of cigarettes to minimally addictive levels. Objective: To examine whether very low-nicotine-content (VLNC) cigarettes...

Should Cigarette Pack Sizes be Capped?

Scientific article

In an attempt to prevent harmful tobacco use, countries have introduced policies such as the minimum number of cigarettes. This increases the cost of buying a packet of tobacco and it is hoped it will deter young people from buying. In...

Smoking, Drinking and Drug Use among Young People in England

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20 August 2019

The National Health Service has been closely following the smoking, drinking and drug use trends amongst young people in England. The series of surveys began in 1982. The most recent 2018 survey questioned 13,664 year 7 to 11 pupils, mostly...

Adolescent Cigarettes and E-cigarettes Use

Scientific article

14 June 2019

E-cigarettes are battery-operated devices that people use to inhale an aerosol, which typically contains nicotine flavourings and other chemicals. They have rapidly become the most favoured form of tobacco among youth in the United States...

Identification of Cigarette Brands by Soft Independent Modeling of Class Analogy of Volatile Substances

Scientific article

6 May 2019

Abstract Introduction This study aimed to develop a method for discriminating cigarette brands based on the profiles of volatile components extracted from the tobacco fraction of the finished cigarettes to authenticate branded cigarettes of...

Evaluating a Real World Ban on Menthol Cigarettes: An Interrupted Time Series Analysis of Sales

Scientific article

19 March 2019

Abstract Background Menthol in cigarettes has been shown to increase regular cigarette smoking and nicotine dependence, and decrease success in smoking cessation. Due to these reasons, in May 2015, the Province of Ontario introduced a...