tobacco

International Conference on Tobacco Control 2018

14 June 2018

Madrid

Spain

The 3rd International Conference of the European Network for Smoking and Tobacco Prevention will be organised in partnership with the Comité Nacional para la Prevención del Tabaquismo (CNPT) and hosted in the centre of Madrid.

Single‐Dose Bioequivalence of Two Mini Nicotine Lozenge Formulations

Scientific article

28 November 2017

Abstract Diverse nicotine replacement therapy options may improve consumer usage. This study was conducted to establish the bioequivalence of a new cherry‐flavored mini lozenge with that of a currently marketed mint‐flavored mini lozenge...

The Health, Poverty, and Financial Consequences of a Cigarette Price Increase among 500 Million Male Smokers in 13 Middle Income Countries

Scientific article

11 April 2018

Abstract Objective: To examine the impact of a 50% increase in market prices of cigarettes on health, poverty, and financial protection. Design: Compartmental model study. Setting: 13 middle income countries, totalling two billion men...

Fifth Global Forum on Nicotine - 'Rethinking Nicotine'

14 June 2018

Warsaw

Poland

The programme and speakers for the fifth

Fifth Global Forum on Nicotine - 'Rethinking Nicotine'

Excess Placental Secreted Frizzled-Related Protein 1 in Maternal Smokers Impairs Fetal Growth

Scientific article

28 September 2015

Abstract Maternal cigarette smoking during pregnancy remains one of the most common and preventable causes of fetal growth restriction (FGR), a condition in which a fetus is unable to achieve its genetically determined potential size. Even...

Association between Receptivity to Tobacco Advertising and Progression to Tobacco Use in Youth and Young Adults

Scientific article

26 March 2018

A study funded by the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) has found an association with young people being exposed to adverts for electronic cigarettes (e-cigarettes) and taking up smoking later in life. The study followed 10 989...

State Medicaid Coverage for Tobacco Cessation Treatments and Barriers to Accessing Treatments

Scientific article

6 April 2018

Summary What is already known about this topic? Medicaid enrollees smoke cigarettes at a higher rate than do privately insured U.S. residents (25.3% versus 11.8%). Comprehensive state Medicaid cessation coverage has the potential to reduce...

Tobacco Product Packages Will Have ‘Quit Line’ from September in Tamil Nadu

News

Chennai, INDIA: From September 1, the tobacco product packages must for the first time have a ‘Quit Line’, which will contain a helpline number accompanied with a health warning message. The Indian Union Health and Family Welfare Ministry...

Smoking and Dementia

Book

Introduction Dementia is a set of symptoms associated with an ongoing decline of the brain and its abilities. This can include problems with memory loss, thinking, mental agility, language and understanding. Dementia is common – around 90...

Prevalence and Factors Associated with Exposure to Secondhand Smoke (SHS) among Young People

Scientific article

14 March 2018

Abstract Background: Annually, 600 000 deaths are attributed to exposure of non-smokers to secondhand smoke (SHS). These include 165 000 among children, about 60% of which occur in Africa and Southeast Asia. As of 2017, only seven countries...