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Sfondo: Sebbene sia ben noto che il consumo di alcol pesante aumenta il rischio di ipertensione, il rischio associato a bassi livelli di assunzione di alcol negli uomini e nelle donne non è chiaro.

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Objectives: Many smokers use e-cigarettes and licensed nicotine replacement therapy (NRT), often in an attempt to reduce their cigarette consumption. We estimated how far changes in prevalence of e-cigarette and NRT use while...

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Precedenti studi sull'uso di oppioidi ad alto rischio si sono concentrati solo su pazienti con diagnosi di disturbo da oppioidi. Questo studio valuta l'impatto di vari gruppi di consumo di oppioidi da prescrizione ad alto...

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Objectives: To examine (1) the association between household socioeconomic status (SES) and whether a household spends money on cigarettes and (2) socioeconomic variations in proportion of total household expenditure spent on...

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Services to treat tobacco dependence are not readily available to smokers in low-middle income countries (LMICs) where smoking prevalence remains high. We are conducting a cluster randomized controlled trial comparing...

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Among young persons with asthma, use of combustible tobacco products, particularly cigarettes, worsens symptoms and increases need for medical management.

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INTRODUCTION: The present work examined the effect of passive exposure to electronic-cigarette (e-cigarette) emissions on respiratory mechanics and exhaled inflammatory biomarkers.

METHODS: A cross-over experimental study was...

More than a decade after the adoption of the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control, there is compelling evidence that raising tobacco prices substantially through taxation is the single most effective way to reduce tobacco use and...

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Objectives: Given that many adolescent e-cigarette users are never-smokers, the possibility that e-cigarettes may act as a gateway to future cigarette smoking has been discussed in various studies. Longitudinal data are needed to...

Researchers from universities in Germany and Switzerland have explored the use of m-health in substance use prevention in adolescents. 

Through the implementation of a fully-automated programme, ready4life, generic life skills training can...

A study implementing the use of virtual reality to explore addition and recovery has been published by a team of researchers connected to Clinical Tools, Inc. Clinical Tools is based in the USA with work combining medicine, science, and...

Aims: Due to the increasing evidence of shared vulnerabilities between addictive behaviors and excessive food intake, the concept of food addiction in specific clinical populations has become a topic of scientific interest. The aim of this...

A study published in the Journal of Community Health, Examining Differences in Breath Alcohol Concentration (BrAC) Levels and Hazardous Drinking by Smoking Status Among a Sample of College Student Bar Patrons, explores the relationship...

Sebbene il binge drinking sia in aumento nelle donne in età riproduttiva e durante la gravidanza, le conseguenze nella prole, in particolare l'ereditarietà dei disturbi dell'umore legati all'alcol e la vulnerabilità all'abuso di alcol, sono...

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Objective: To determine whether body mass index, body fat percentage, and waist circumference influence smoking status and intensity.

Design: Mendelian randomisation study.

Setting: UK Biobank, with replication of results from...