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

“…Results: The treatment gap for mental and behavioral disorders was 79.59%, and it was higher for common mental disorders than severe mental disorders and higher for alcohol and tobacco use disorders as compared to opioid use disorders. …”
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Prevalence of Alcohol Use Disorder among Medical Students in New Delhi: A Cross-Sectional Study by Aninda Debnath, Anita Verma, Priyansha Gupta, Sneha Jindal

“…Our research also reveals connections between AUD and factors like gender, living situation, tobacco use, and anxiety.…”
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Initial experiences of an english-speaking digital assistant for tobacco cessation in India by Enub Ali, Nitin Antony, Ankur Sachdeva, Smita N. Deshpande

“…Results: Most participants at baseline, over 3-5 minutes, felt that Florence could not understand their speech (48%), and needed improvement in advice and information on quitting and tobacco use (52%) but felt comfortable interacting with Florence (42.2%). …”
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Quit attempts among tobacco users identified in the Tamil Nadu Tobacco Survey of 2015/2016: a 3 year follow-up mixed methods study by Jaya Prasad Tripathy, Abhay Nirgude, Surendran Veeraiah, Vidhubala Elangovan, Arvind Krishnamurthy, Tanu Anand, Mahendra M Reddy, Revathy Sudhakar, Niraimathi K, Divyarajprabhakar Subramani, Swaminathan Rajaraman, Hemanth Raj Elluswami

“…Objectives To determine current tobacco use in 2018/2019, quit attempts made and to explore the enablers and barriers in quitting tobacco among tobacco users identified in the Tamil Nadu Tobacco Survey (TNTS) in 2015/2016.Setting TNTS was conducted in 2015/2016 throughout the state of Tamil Nadu (TN) in India covering 111 363 individuals. …”
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Risk of acute coronary syndrome and relationship with the use of khat and tobacco products in the Jazan region, Saudi Arabia: A prospective case-control study by Rashad Alsanosy, Mohamed Salih Mahfouz, Abdulelah Mohammed Arishi, Siddig Ibrahim Abdelwahab, Manal Taha, Osama Albasheer, Hasan Mohammed Daghriri, Khalid Ahmed Majrashi, Abdullah Farasani, Ahmed A. A. Altraifi, Isameldin E. Medani, Nasser Hakami

“…ACS cases were more likely to be frequent khat users with chewing sessions of five or more days per week. Regular tobacco use was also reported in those who reported ACS, and this increases with the amount of tobacco used. …”
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Difference in nicotine metabolism as a potential factor causing disparities in tobacco consumption estimates by wastewater-based epidemiology by Min-Tz Weng, Kathryn J Steadman, Kelly Zhong, Maryam Al-Gharibeh, Qiuda Zheng, Phong K Thai

“…In contrast to the other regions, 100 % of WBE cases involving East and Southeast Asian populations exhibited an underestimation of tobacco use when compared to surveys or sales data. …”
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The Prevalence and Determinants of Waterpipe and Cigarette Smoking Among Medical Sciences Students Living in Dormitories in Southern Iran by Mohadeseh Ghanbari‐Jahromi, Farzaneh Mobasheri, Hossein‐Ali Nikbakht, Fatemeh Rezaei

“…ABSTRACT Background and Aims Tobacco use among students is one of the most alarming problems throughout the world. …”
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Alerting the illusion of smoking improves quality of life in Chinese male cancer survivors by Juan Xia, Peng Wu, Jiwei Wang, Jinming Yu

“…Considering the dose of smoking, the scores were increased in functional subscales and decreased in symptom subscales with the increase of tobacco use, though few variables had statistical significance. …”
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Smoking and Health: A Physician Responsibility—A Statement of the Joint Committee on Smoking and Health by Joint Committee on Smoking and Health

“…Tobacco use, particularly cigarette smoking, is a major cause of preventable disease and premature death worldwide. …”
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Histopathological Characterization of a Series of Oral Basaloid Squamous Cell Carcinoma by Neetu Jain, Toniya Raut, Shashi Keshwar, Ashish Shrestha, Mehul Rajesh Jaisani, Deepak Paudel

“…It differs from conventional SCC histologically and immunologically, is most frequently found in males in their sixth and seventh decades, and is frequently linked to alcohol and tobacco use. High stage disease with distant metastases, a high recurrence rate, and a dismal prognosis is how BSCC typically manifests. …”
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Tobacco smoking-attributable mortality in Kenya, 2012–2021 by Lazarus Odeny, Gladwell Gathecha, Valerian Mwenda, Anne Kendagor, Samuel Cheburet, Beatrice Mugi, Caroline Mithi, Florence Jaguga, Kennedy Okinda, Rachel K. Devotsu, Shukri F. Mohamed, Jane Rahedi Ong’ang’o

“…Efforts should focus on preventing tobacco use and managing associated disease burdens. …”
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Cancer-related health behaviors during the COVID 19 pandemic in geographically diverse samples across the US by Breanna B. Greteman, Allison Cole, Mary E. Charlton, Jackilen Shannon, Deanna Kepka, Electra D. Paskett, Evelinn A. Borrayo, Jamie L. Studts, Hayley S. Thompson, Isabel Scarinci, Lynn Chollet Hinton, Elizabeth A. Chrischilles, Crystal J. Garcia-Auguste, Kaila Christini, Heather Aker, Jesse J. Plascak, Felicity W. K. Harper, Monica L. Baskin, Sejong Bae, Vishruti Pandya, Young-il Kim, Babalola Faseru, Christie Befort, Hanluen Kuo, Mark Dignan, Juan Canedo, Victoria Champion, Bettina F. Drake, Kia L. Davis, Debra L. Friedman, Mohamed I. Elsaid, Scherezade K. Mama, Wendy F. Cohn

“…Our study assessed changes in cancer-related health behaviors during the pandemic, specifically physical activity, fruit/vegetable intake, smoking/tobacco use, and alcohol consumption. Methods Eight cancer centers administered mailed/web-based/telephone surveys between June 2020 and March 2021. …”
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Factors associated with retention in Quitline counseling for smoking cessation among HIV-positive smokers receiving care at HIV outpatient clinics in Vietnam. by Nam Truong Nguyen, Trang Nguyen, Giap Van Vu, Charles M Cleland, Yen Pham, Nga Truong, Reet Kapur, Gloria Guevara Alvarez, Phuong Thu Phan, Mari Armstrong-Hough, Donna Shelley

“…<h4>Background</h4>Quitline counseling is an effective method for supporting smoking cessation, offering personalized and accessible assistance. Tobacco use is a significant public health issue among people living with HIV. …”
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Clinician’s perceptions and experiences with tobacco treatment in people who use cannabis: a qualitative study by Cristina Martínez, Marga Pla, Ariadna Feliu, Marta Enríquez, Judith Saura, Carmen Cabezas, Joan Colom, Josep M. Suelves, Sílvia Mondon, Pablo Barrio, Magalí Andreu, Antònia Raich, Jordi Bernabeu, Xavier Roca, Maite Narváez, Esteve Fernández, Group of clinicians of the ACT_ATAC study

“…Abstract Introduction Global demand for the treatment of cannabis use disorder has increased significantly, prompting a need to understand effective strategies for addressing concurrent cannabis and tobacco use. This study focuses on clinicians' experiences and perceptions in delivering tobacco cessation services to people who use cannabis. …”
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Global status and attributable risk factors of breast, cervical, ovarian, and uterine cancers from 1990 to 2021 by Tianye Li, Haoxiang Zhang, Mengyi Lian, Qionghua He, Mingwei Lv, Lingyun Zhai, Jianwei Zhou, Kongming Wu, Ming Yi

“…Attributable risk factors for breast cancer-associated deaths in 2021 included dietary risks, high body-mass index (BMI), high fasting plasma glucose, alcohol use, tobacco use, and low physical activity. Additional risk factors were unsafe sex and tobacco use for cervical cancer, high BMI and occupational risks for ovarian cancer, and high BMI for uterine cancer. …”
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Oral cancer screening: Past, present, and future perspectives by Ribwar Arsalan Mohammed, Sirwan Khalid Ahmed

“…It is crucial to integrate screening into primary care and address risk factors like tobacco use in order to develop comprehensive prevention strategies. …”
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Basilar Predominant Emphysema: Thinking beyond Alpha-1-Antitrypsin Deficiency by Ho-Man Yeung, Lauren Gaffaney

“…We present a case of a 59-year-old female with 41 pack-year tobacco use, Stage IV COPD with supplemental oxygen, and bibasilar predominant emphysema who successfully underwent bronchoscopic lung volume reduction. …”
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Necrotizing Soft Tissue Infection of the Breast during COVID-19 Pandemic by Nadia Kamagate, Robert DeVito

“…We present a case of necrotizing soft tissue infection of the right breast extending to the anterior abdominal wall in a 39-year-old obese female, with a history of tobacco use. The patient presented 10 days after symptom onset due to concerns and anxiety related to COVID-19 exposure. …”
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Global screening of health behaviors: Introducing Lev-screening (Lev-s)-development and psychometric evaluation. by Douglas Sjöwall, Felicia Stålhand, Greta Schettini, Petter Gustavsson, Tatja Hirvikoski

“…The Lev-s assesses ten health behaviors-physical activity, diet, alcohol use, tobacco use, illegal drug use, sleep, social relations, meaningful activities, sexual health, and screen health-using 33 items. …”
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Gender differences in use of cigarette and non-cigarette tobacco products among adolescents aged 13–15 years in 20 African countries by Israel T. Agaku, Rose Sulentic, Adriana Dragicevic, Gibril Njie, Candace K. Jones, Satomi Odani, Tina Tsafa, Joy Gwar, Constantine I. Vardavas, Olalekan Ayo-Yusuf

“…Introduction Examining gender differences in youth tobacco use is important as it aligns tobacco control within the context of broader human development goals seeking to eliminate gender inequalities. …”
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