Cancer patients often face multiple comorbidities and are at risk for various mental health conditions and substance use disorders. Tobacco/nicotine dependence (TND) is a known risk factor for poor he...
Data were obtained from a database of electronic health records for patients from the University of California health system. The odds for every condition among cancer patients with TND were calculate...
Three thousand seven hundred and ninety-one cancer patients with TND had 252,619 total conditions, and 51,711 cancer patients without TND had 2,310,880 conditions. After adjusting for confounders, the...
Our findings reveal a strong association between TND and an increased risk of substance use disorder and mental health conditions among cancer patients. Specifically, cancer patients with TND were at ...
To examine whether survey setting was associated with youth reporting of current (past 30-day) use of any tobacco product, e-cigarettes, cigarettes, and cigars....
Data from the 2021 National Youth Tobacco Survey (NYTS) were used to estimate the prevalence of current use of any tobacco product, e-cigarettes, cigarettes, and cigars by survey setting, sociodemogra...
Among students who participated in the 2021 NYTS, 50.8% reported taking the survey on school campus and 49.2% at home/other place. The prevalence of current use of any tobacco product, e-cigarettes, c...
The likelihood of youth reporting current use of any tobacco product and e-cigarettes differed by survey setting. Such differences could be due to lack of privacy at home, peer influence in school set...
Tobacco product use during adolescence increases the risk for lifelong nicotine addiction and adverse health consequences. CDC and the Food and Drug Administration analyzed data from the 2023 National...
Several evidence-based tobacco cessation treatment strategies exist, though significant barriers to cessation remain which must be addressed to improve abstinence rates for sub-populations of those sm...
A multi-site, prospective, quasi-experimental 12-week tobacco treatment trial enrolling treatment-seeking adults (ages 18-40; N = 208) from three sites across South Carolina (US) who use tobacco daily...
Results from this trial have the potential to inform tobacco treatment among those co-using cannabis, which may require a tailored approach to address the role of cannabis in quitting tobacco....
The trial is registered with ClinicalTrials.gov: NCT04228965. January 14th, 2020....
Limited data exist on the awareness, beliefs, and use of heated tobacco products (HTPs). Data from 1583 U.S. adult (age ≥ 21 years) current tobacco users were collected in 2021. Participants self-repo...
Racial/ethnic discrimination and ethnic identity, the affiliation and connection to one's ethnic group, are important for understanding alcohol, tobacco, and drug use disorders (AUD, TUD, DUD, respect...
Hispanic/Latin American participants of the National Epidemiologic Survey on Alcohol and Related Conditions-III constituted the sample for this cross-sectional secondary data analysis. Participants (N...
The CFAs yielded adequate convergent validity and reliability for each construct. More racial/ethnic discrimination and a higher Hispanic ethnic identity related to a higher and lower probability of A...
Prevention and treatment programs for TUD that highlight the value of having a strong sense of self as a member of a Hispanic ethnic group, and that encourage the individual to explore their Hispanic ...
To investigate the epidemiology of tobacco use and nicotine dependence in a sample of truck drivers in Brazil....
Between 2015 and 2016, a cross-sectional study was conducted on 624 truck drivers who operate on the BR-050 highway in Brazil. Participants were interviewed about sociodemographic data, occupational c...
The prevalence of tobacco use among truck drivers was 21.1% (n = 132;95%CI: 18.1-24.5). Of the total number of smokers who responded to the FTND (n = 118; 89.4%), most had high/very high nicotinic dep...
The results showed a high prevalence of tobacco use and high/very high nicotine dependence among the truck drivers....
Tobacco use treatment is not prioritized in substance use treatment centers (SUTCs), leading to tobacco-related health inequities for patients with substance use disorders (SUDs) and necessitating eff...
Limited information exists on multiple tobacco product use, particularly among youth. This study assessed the prevalence of current youth use of e-cigarettes with other tobacco products and their asso...
Prevalence estimates were calculated for current e-cigarette users, by multiple tobacco product use status and product combination. Demographic characteristics, e-cigarette use behaviors, age at first...
In 2020, 61.1% of all current e-cigarette users reported exclusive e-cigarette use, and 38.9% used e-cigarettes with other tobacco products. Among those who used e-cigarettes with other tobacco produc...
Approximately four in 10 youth current e-cigarette users reported using multiple tobacco products, with a majority using combustible tobacco. Frequent e-cigarette use and tobacco dependence symptoms w...
Alcohol and tobacco use disorders (AUD, TUD) are frequent, both worldwide and in the German population, and cognitive impairments are known to facilitate instances of relapse. Cognitive training has b...
N=96 individuals with either AUD (N=48) or TUD (N=48) between 18 and 65 years of age will participate in a randomised, controlled clinical functional MRI (fMRI) trial. Two control groups will receive ...
This study has been approved by the ethics committee of the medical faculty Mannheim of the University of Heidelberg (2017-647N-MA). The findings of this study will be presented at conferences and pub...
The study was registered in the Clinical Trials Register (trial identifier: NCT04057534 at clinicaltrials.gov)....
