A Systematic Review on Poisoned Patients as Potential Organ Donors by Kattamreddy Ananth Rupesh, Anirudh Suseel Nalumaru, Mohit Kumar Moses Thathapudi, Omkarnath Sivarchaka, Deekshitha Alla

“…However, the literature presents a plethora of instances showcasing successful organ donations arising from a diverse array of poisonings, ranging from nicotine to hemlock ingestion, and even encompassing lung transplantation following fume poisoning (multiple-18, methanol-12, CO-9, cyanide-5, organophosphate-3, ethylene glycol-3, brodifacoum-2, carbamate-2, ethanol-1, hydrogen sulphide-1, nicotine-1, fume-1, doxepin-1, paraquat-1, hemlock-1, cocaine-1, ecstasy-1, acetaminophen-1 amanita phalloides-1, and trimipramine-1). …”
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Changes in Alcohol Consumption During and After the Covid-19 Pandemic From 2020 to 2023 in a Prospective Cohort of Italian Adults by Sonia Cerrai, Giulia Carreras, Filippo Monti, Chiara Stival, Alessandra Lugo, Cristina Bosetti, Silvia Biagioni, Tiziana Fanucchi, Giuseppe Gorini, Andrea Amerio, Luisa Mastrobattista, Claudia Mortali, Anna Odone, Sabrina Molinaro, Luc Smits, Silvano Gallus, the “Lost in Italy” and “Lost in Toscana” Study Investigators

“…At-risk drinking is strongly related to mental health symptoms and nicotine consumption.…”
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AWARENESS REGARDING TOBACCO SMOKING AMONG DENTAL HOUSEOFFICERS AND STAFF OF PRIVATE MEDICAL UNIVERSITY by Mawish Bano

“…There were (76.2%) participants who believed that providing nicotine cessation counselling is an important element of their job as a dental practitioner, and 59.5% believed that they are well prepared to assist patients in quitting smoking. …”
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Pituitary adenylate cyclase-activating polypeptide plays a role in neuropsychiatric and substance use disorders: sex-specific perspective by Catherine E. Van Doorn, Mikala M. Zelows, Anel A. Jaramillo

“…Studies expand the role of PACAP to substance use disorders (SUD) by demonstrating modulation of PACAP can lead to neurobiological changes induced by nicotine, ethanol, stimulants and opioids. Given that females with SUD exhibit distinct drug use, relapse, and withdrawal sensitivity relative to males, we hypothesize that the PACAP system contributes to these sex-specific differences. …”
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PPARγ Ligands Regulate Noncontractile and Contractile Functions of Airway Smooth Muscle: Implications for Asthma Therapy by Chantal Donovan, Xiahui Tan, Jane Elizabeth Bourke

“…Chronic treatment can protect against the loss of bronchodilator sensitivity to β2-adrenoceptor agonists and inhibit the development of AHR associated with exposure to nicotine in utero or following allergen challenge. …”
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Application of 2-Trichloromethylbenzimidazole in Analytical Chemistry: A Highly Selective Chromogenic Reagent for Thin-Layer Chromatography and Some Other Analytical Uses by Leszek Konopski, Anna Kiełczewska

“…This method was also applied for detection of heteroaromatic pesticides, and the attempts to construct active and passive dosimeters for nicotine were made. In a prechromatographic reaction of aromatic o-diamines with methyl trichloroacetimidate, TCMB or its derivatives were formed in situ. …”
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Prevalence and Associated Factors Related to Tobacco Consumption Among University Students in Malaysia by Chui Yi Chow, Md Zobaer Hasan, Anton Abdulbasah Kamil

“…Moreover, alternative tobacco and nicotine products (ATNPs) are growing in popularity, especially among young adults in the past decade. …”
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Substance Abuse: A Public Health Concern by Ulfat Amin, Adil Mudasir Malla, Ishrat Amin, Roohi Jan

“…It refers to the harmful or hazardous use of psychoactive substances, including drugs and alcohol, that can lead to various health problems, such as addiction, mental health disorders, and physical illness. Alcohol, nicotine, and other illicit drugs are frequently used in excess in substance use disorders, which can impair social, academic, and professional functioning. …”
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Factors Affecting Risky Alcohol Consumption, Smoking Addiction in Forced Syrian Migrants by Dilara Demircan, Meltem Guler

“…For the purposes of the study, participants were informed about the Consent Form, Demographic Information Form, Daily Stressors Scale, Generalized Anxiety Disorder Assessment, World Health Survey, Social Support Scale, Scales for Adaptation, Cultural Distance Scale, and Acculturation Orientation Scale, Intergroup Contact Quantity Scale, Valenced Positive Contact Scale, Valanced Negative Contact Scale, Fagerstrom Test for Nicotine Dependence, and The Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Scale were applied. …”
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Neural Compensations After Lesion of the Cerebral Cortex by Bryan Kolb, Russell Brown, Alane Witt-Lajeunesse, Robbin Gibb

“…For example, factors such as gonadal hormones, nerve growth factor, or psychomotor stimulants may act to either enhance or retard recovery, depending upon the timing of administration. Nicotine, for instance, stimulates recovery if given after an injury but is without neuroprotective effect and may actually retard recovery if it is given only preinjury. …”
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PPARγ Signaling Mediates the Evolution, Development, Homeostasis, and Repair of the Lung by Virender K. Rehan, John S. Torday

“…A wide variety of molecular insults disrupt such highly evolved physiologic cell-cell interactions, ranging from overdistention to oxidants, infection, and nicotine, all of which predictably cause loss of mesenchymal peroxisome-proliferator-activated receptor gamma (PPARγ) expression and the transdifferentiation of lipofibroblasts to myofibroblasts, the signature cell type for lung fibrosis. …”
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Detecting changes in tobacco product marketplace prominence using social media, advertising, sales, and web traffic data: The example of Puff Bar in the United States tobacco marke... by Stephanie R Pitts, Sarah Trigger, Dannielle E Kelley

“…Puff Bar, a disposable electronic nicotine delivery system (ENDS), was the ENDS brand most commonly used by U.S. youth in 2021. …”
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Efficacy of varenicline versus bupropion for smoking cessation: A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials by Ashish R. Patel, Jigar R. Panchal, Chetna K. Desai

“…The Patient intervention comparison outcome time (PICOT) format is used in the study. Patients having nicotine use disorder treated with varenicline or bupropion were included, and the continuous abstinence rate (CAR) was assessed at 12, 24, and 52 weeks. …”
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Extraction-Free, Direct Determination of Caffeine in Microliter Volumes of Beverages by Thermal Desorption-Gas Chromatography Mass Spectrometry by Xianglu Peng, Melanie Brown, Paul Bowdler, Kevin C. Honeychurch

“…No interferences were recorded from endogenous beverage components or from commonly occurring drugs, such as nicotine, ibuprofen, and paracetamol. Replicate caffeine determinations on fortified latte style white coffee and Pepsi Max® gave mean recoveries of 93.4% (%CV = 4.1%) and 95.0% (%CV = 0.98%), respectively. …”
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Evaluation of Organic Pesticides for Pest Control in Cabbages (Brassica Oleracea). by Tubenawe, Ignatious

“…Tobacco+wood ash extracts had the best yield weight, Leaf biomass, root biomass, and benefit-cost ratio and this could be because of the combined effect of active ingredients (nicotine and calcium carbonate) that reduced the pests, and weeds and hence increased the yields.…”
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Do Not Huff, Puff, or Vape That Stuff: Interstitial Airspace Disease in a Teenager by Amee A. Amin, Erica Haught, Youmna Mousattat

“…Upon further investigation of the social history, the patient admitted to vaping nicotine products for the past 4 years and tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) products within the last several months. …”
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Treatment gap for mental and behavioral disorders in Punjab by Rohit Garg, Bir Singh Chavan, Subhash Das, Sonia Puri, Arvind A. Banavaram, Vivek Benegal, Girish N. Rao, Mathew Varghese, Gopalkrishna Gururaj

“…Materials and Methods: Mini International Neuropsychiatric Interview 6.0.0 and Adapted Fagerstrom Nicotine Dependence Scale were used to diagnose mental and behavioral disorders and tobacco use disorder, respectively. …”
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Socio-demographic profile and clinical co-morbidities of cannabis users attending a tertiary care hospital in India: A retrospective case record study by Soumya Jha, Rupa Jha, Wenona Fernandes, Ashish Srivastava

“…Concurrent alcohol and nicotine use was present in 90% of the cases. The most commonly associated diagnosis was substance-induced psychosis. …”
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Involuntary intoxication caused by vaping the synthetic cannabinoid ADB-BUTINACA: A case report by Elise M.A. Slob, Maryam Lyousoufi, Sharif Pasha, Erik B. Wilms

“…Clinicians should be aware that besides the harmful effects of nicotine and toxic metals in e-cigarettes, e-cigarettes may also contain synthetic cannabinoids or other recreational drugs including new psychoactive substances (NPS), which can cause involuntary intoxication with potentially severe adverse effects. …”
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Effects of e-cigarette smoking on periodontal health: A scoping review. by Priti Charde, Kamran Ali, Nader Hamdan

“…<h4>Study selection, data and sources</h4>A comprehensive electronic search was conducted on the PubMed, Scopus and Embase databases using the following search terms: Electronic Cigarettes OR vaping OR electronic nicotine delivery systems OR e-cigarettes AND Periodontitis. …”
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