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Are healthy smokers really healthy?

Cigarette smoke contains more than 4500 chemicals which have toxic, mutagenic and carcinogenic effects. Strong evidences have shown that current smokers take a significantly higher risk of cardiovascular disea...

Authors: Zijing Zhou, Ping Chen and Hong Peng

Smoking cessation attempts: is it useful to treat hard core smokers?

Hard core smokers have been studied in many countries but only a few trials have compared the effectiveness of smoking cessation with other smokers. The objective of this study was to compare the frequencies o...

Authors: B. Joly, P. D’Athis, L. Gerbaud, J. Hazart, J. Perriot and C. Quantin

Erratum to: Chinese smokers’ behavioral response toward cigarette price: individual and regional correlates

Authors: Tingzhong Yang, Sihui Peng, Lingwei Yu, Shuhan Jiang, William B. Stroube, Randall R. Cottrell and Ian R. H. Rockett

Modelling intentions to provide smoking cessation support among mental health professionals in the Netherlands

Tobacco use prevalence is elevated among people with mental illnesses, leading to elevated rates of premature smoking-related mortality. Opportunities to encourage smoking cessation among them are currently un...

Authors: Matthijs Blankers, Renate Buisman, Petra Hopman, Ronald van Gool and Margriet van Laar

Experiences of COPD patients with existing smoking cessation programs and their preferences for improvement - a qualitative analysis

Smoking is a major risk factor for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). For current smokers who are diagnosed with COPD, their first treatment option is to stop smoking. Motivation is necessary for lo...

Authors: I. Aumann, L. Tedja and J. M. Graf von der Schulenburg

Educating smokers about the risk of blindness – insights to improve tobacco product health warning labels

Health warning labels (HWL) on tobacco products help educate smokers about the health effects from smoking; however, there is a need to improve HWL content including images and text to increase effectiveness. ...

Authors: Ryan David Kennedy, David Hammond, Marlee M. Spafford, Ornell Douglas, Julie Brûlé, Geoffrey T. Fong and Annette S. H. Schultz

Immediate effects of cigar smoking on respiratory mechanics and exhaled biomarkers; differences between young smokers with mild asthma and otherwise healthy young smokers

We aimed to investigate the immediate respiratory effects of cigar smoking(CS), among young smokers with and without mild asthma.

Authors: Andreas S. Lappas, Efstathia M. Konstantinidi, Anna S. Tzortzi, Chara K. Tzavara and Panagiotis K. Behrakis

Susceptibility to cigarette smoking among secondary and high school students from a socially disadvantaged rural area in Poland

To prevent adolescents from becoming smokers, it is essential to understand factors that cause them to become susceptible to smoking (SS). The aim of this study was to examine association between individual an...

Authors: Kinga Polańska, Piotr Wojtysiak, Leokadia Bąk-Romaniszyn and Dorota Kaleta

Tobacco use and associated factors among Adults in Uganda: Findings from a nationwide survey

Tobacco use and the exposure to tobacco smoke is one of the most preventable causes of death and disability globally. The risk is even higher among daily tobacco users. The World Health Organization (WHO) has ...

Authors: Steven Ndugwa Kabwama, Sheila Ndyanabangi, Gerald Mutungi, Ronald Wesonga, Silver K. Bahendeka and David Guwatudde

Effects of varenicline on sympatho-vagal balance and cue reactivity during smoking withdrawal: a randomised placebo-controlled trial

Varenicline is an effective smoking cessation medication. Some concern has been raised that its use may precipitate adverse cardiovascular events although no patho-physiological mechanism potentially underlyin...

Authors: Helge Haarmann, Alexandra Gossler, Peter Herrmann, Slavtcho Bonev, Xuan Phuc Nguyen, Gerd Hasenfuß, Stefan Andreas and Tobias Raupach

The influence of graphic warning labels on efficacy beliefs and risk perceptions: a qualitative study with low-income, urban smokers

Health communication theories indicate that messages depicting efficacy and threat might promote behavior change by enhancing individuals’ efficacy beliefs and risk perceptions, but this has received little at...

Authors: Erin L. Mead, Joanna E. Cohen, Caitlin E. Kennedy, Joseph Gallo and Carl A. Latkin

Chemical constituents of tobacco smoke induce the production of interleukin-8 in human bronchial epithelium, 16HBE cells

Interleukin-8 (IL-8) functions as a major chemoattractant and plays pivotal roles in the initiation and development of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), and tobacco smoke is a most risk factor cont...

Authors: Guojun Zhou, Weiqiang Xiao, Chengyun Xu, Yajun Hu, Xiaokai Wu, Fangfang Huang, Xinbo Lu, Chunyun Shi and Ximei Wu

Latino and Black smokers in the Health and Retirement Study are more likely to quit: the role of light smoking

Older persons are more vulnerable to tobacco mortality and less likely to make quit attempts. Less is known, however, about the role of race and ethnicity on quit rates in the U.S. Using a nationally represent...

Authors: Frank C. Bandiera, Shervin Assari, Jennifer Livaudais-Toman and Eliseo J. Pérez-Stable

Harmful effects from one puff of shisha-pen vapor: methodological and interpretational problems in the risk assessment analysis

With this letter we express our concerns about the applicability of the proposed Margin of Exposure analysis as a method of risk assessment for propylene glycol and glycerol exposure from a shisha-pen type ele...

Authors: Konstantinos E. Farsalinos and Frank Baeyens

Author's response to: "Harmful effects form one puff of shisha-pen vapor: methodological and interpretational problems in the risk assessment analysis"

Authors: Peter M. J. Bos, Anne S. Kienhuis and Reinskje Talhout

Relationship between salivary stress biomarker levels and cigarette smoking in healthy young adults: an exploratory analysis

This study investigated the relationships among salivary stress biomarkers, cigarette smoking, and mood states.

Authors: Nao Suzuki, Kosuke Nakanishi, Masahiro Yoneda, Takao Hirofuji and Takashi Hanioka

Gender differences in the association between self-reported stress and cigarette smoking in Korean adolescents

The aim of this study was to examine the relationship between stress and smoking among Korean adolescents, as well as the influence of gender on this relationship.

Authors: Kisok Kim and Hyejin Park

Who walks into vape shops in Southern California?: a naturalistic observation of customers

The rising popularity of electronic cigarettes (e-cigarettes) has been accompanied by the proliferation of vape shops in the United States. Vape shops are devoted to the sale of e-cigarettes and e-juices. This...

Authors: Steve Sussman, Jon-Patrick Allem, Jocelyn Garcia, Jennifer B. Unger, Tess Boley Cruz, Robert Garcia and Lourdes Baezconde-Garbanati

An experimental study of the effects of electronic cigarette warnings on young adult nonsmokers’ perceptions and behavioral intentions

Electronic cigarette (“e-cigarette”) manufacturers use warning labels on their advertising that vary widely in content and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has issued a warning label requirement for e-cig...

Authors: Darren Mays, Clayton Smith, Andrea C. Johnson, Kenneth P. Tercyak and Raymond S. Niaura

Tobacco cues in India: An ecological momentary assessment

Tobacco use in India is a major health concern; however, little is known about the influence of tobacco-related social and environmental cues on tobacco use. This study uses ecological momentary assessment (EM...

Authors: Dina L. G. Borzekowski and Julia Cen Chen

Effectiveness of advice from physician and nurse on smoking cessation stage in Taiwanese male smokers attending a community-based integrated screening program

A screening program provides a teachable moment for primary prevention such as encouraging smoking cessation. However, little is known about the efficacy of smoking cessation intervention delivered to the gene...

Authors: Dih-Ling Luh, Sam Li-Sheng Chen, Amy Ming-Fang Yen, Sherry Yueh-Hsia Chiu, Ching-Yuan Fann and Hsiu-Hsi Chen

Smoking prevalence and associated risk factors among healthcare professionals in Nicosia general hospital, Cyprus: a cross-sectional study

In recent years, a significant progress has been achieved globally in reduction of smoking among physicians and nurses, however, in some countries the smoking prevalence of health professionals is maintained a...

Authors: Stavri Zinonos, Theodora Zachariadou, Savvas Zannetos, Andrie G. Panayiotou and Andreas Georgiou

Chinese smokers’ behavioral response toward cigarette price: individual and regional correlates

Many studies have explored smokers’ behavioral response to cigarette prices at the individual level, but none have factored in regional variation and determinants. This study addresses these research gaps in t...

Authors: Tingzhong Yang, Sihui Peng, Lingwei Yu, Shuhan Jiang, William B. Stroub, Randall R. Cottrell and Ian R. H. Rockett

Exposure to active and passive smoking among Greek pregnant women

Active smoking and exposure to passive smoke are responsible for numerous adverse pregnancy outcomes for women and their infants. The aim of this study was to explore the perceptions, attitudes, patterns of pe...

Authors: Victoria G. Vivilaki, Athina Diamanti, Maria Tzeli, Evridiki Patelarou, Debra Bick, Sophia Papadakis, Katerina Lykeridou and Paraskevi Katsaounou

Prevalence and correlates of tobacco use among adolescents in the schools of Kalaiya, Nepal: a cross-sectional questionnaire based study

Adolescent students are vulnerable group for tobacco addiction. Tobacco use among school children is becoming a serious problem in developing countries. This study was carried out to estimate the prevalence of...

Authors: Ravi Kumar Bhaskar, Mukti Narayan Sah, Kumar Gaurav, Subhadra Chaudhary Bhaskar, Rakesh Singh, Manoj Kumar Yadav and Shatrughna Ojha

Schools as smoke-free zones? Barriers and facilitators to the adoption of outdoor school ground smoking bans at secondary schools

Whereas smoking bans inside secondary school buildings are relatively widespread, a smoking ban for the outdoor school grounds is less common. Therefore, this study investigates why many secondary schools fail...

Authors: A.D. Rozema, J.J.P. Mathijssen, M.W.J. Jansen and J.A.M. van Oers

Correlates of smoking among youth: the role of parents, friends, attitudes/beliefs, and demographics

Family engagement has been shown to play a crucial role in youth cigarette use prevention and uptake. We examine cross-sectional and longitudinal data to determine whether changes in parental monitoring factor...

Authors: Noella A. Dietz, Kristopher L. Arheart, David F. Sly, David J. Lee and Laura A. McClure

Prevalence of smoking and its associated factors with smoking among elderly smokers in Malaysia: findings from a nationwide population-based study

The determination of smoking prevalence and its associated factors among the elderly could provide evidence-based findings to guide the planning and implementation of policy in order to will help in reducing t...

Authors: K. H. Lim, K. Jasvindar, S. M. Cheong, B. K. Ho, H. L. Lim, C. H. Teh, K. J. Lau, A. Suthahar and D. Ambigga

Perceived effectiveness of graphic health warnings as a deterrent for smoking initiation among adolescents in selected schools in southwest Nigeria

There has been a sustained increment in young people initiating smoking in low middle income countries like Nigeria. Health warnings on cigarette packages are a prominent source of health information and an ef...

Authors: A. O. Adebiyi, O. C. Uchendu, E. Bamgboye, O. Ibitoye and B. Omotola

Acknowledgement of manuscript reviewers 2015

The editors of Tobacco Induced Diseases would like to thank all our reviewers who have contributed to the journal in Volume 13 (2015).

Authors: James Elliott Scott and Constantine Vardavas

Non-responders in a quitline evaluation are more likely to be smokers – a drop-out and long-term follow-up study of the Swedish National Tobacco Quitline

A previous randomized controlled trial (RCT) of the Swedish National Tobacco Quitline detected no significant differences in smoking cessation outcomes between proactive and reactive services at 12-month follo...

Authors: Eva Nohlert, John Öhrvik and Ásgeir R. Helgason

A Delphi study for setting up tobacco research and practice network in India

There are key gaps in the production and dissemination of evidence-based tobacco control research in developing countries. In India, limited research has been made to address and understand the function, const...

Authors: Divya Persai, Rajmohan Panda, Ravi Kumar and Andy Mc.Ewen

Perceptions of harm from secondhand smoke exposure among U.S. adults, 2009–2010

Exposure to secondhand smoke (SHS) causes significant disease and death. We assessed the prevalence and correlates of perceptions about the health harm of SHS among U.S. adults at the national and state level.

Authors: Judy Kruger, Roshni Patel, Michelle Kegler, Steven D. Babb and Brian A. King

Ankle-brachial index and eicosapentaenoic acid/arachidonic acid ratio in smokers with type 2 diabetes mellitus

The ankle-brachial index (ABI) is an indicator of peripheral arterial damage and a low (ABI ≤ 1.0) or borderline (ABI = 1.00–1.09) value is associated with risk of cardiovascular disease events. A low ratio of...

Authors: Kenta Okada, Kazuhiko Kotani and Shun Ishibashi

Menthol tobacco use is correlated with mental health symptoms in a national sample of young adults: implications for future health risks and policy recommendations

Depression and anxiety are correlated with greater nicotine dependence, smoking persistence, and relapse back to smoking after a quit attempt. Menthol cigarette smoking, which is prevalent in young adults, is ...

Authors: Amy M. Cohn, Amanda L. Johnson, Elizabeth Hair, Jessica M. Rath and Andrea C. Villanti

Factors associated with experimentation of electronic cigarettes among Parisian teenagers in 2013

Electronic cigarettes (e-cig.) became widely used among adults. Data are insufficient about e-cig. experimentation among youth.

Authors: Bertrand Dautzenberg, Ivan Berlin, Marie-Laure Tanguy, Nicole Rieu and Pierre Birkui

The effects of smoking on obesity: evidence from Indonesian panel data

It has been known that smoking is negatively related to weight-related outcomes. However, it has been difficult to determine whether the relationship is causal, and if so, how strong it is. We attempted to est...

Authors: Kitae Sohn

Smoking determines the 10-year (2004–2014) prognosis in patients with Acute Coronary Syndrome: the GREECS observational study

Smoking has long been positively associated with the development and progression of coronary heart disease. However, longitudinal cohort studies evaluating smoking habits among cardiac patients as well as the ...

Authors: Venetia Notara, Demosthenes B. Panagiotakos, Semina Kouroupi, Ifigenia Stergiouli, Yannis Kogias, Petros Stravopodis, George Papanagnou, Spyros Zombolos, Yannis Mantas, Antonis Antonoulas and Christos Pitsavos

Comparison of smoking habits, knowledge, attitudes and tobacco control interventions between primary care physicians and nurses

Primary care providers are uniquely positioned to initiate smoking cessation. We aimed to evaluate knowledge levels about the health effects of smoking and attitudes toward smoking and tobacco control activiti...

Authors: Cemil Isik Sonmez, Leyla Yilmaz Aydin, Yasemin Turker, Davut Baltaci, Suber Dikici, Yunus Cem Sariguzel, Fatih Alasan, Mehmet Harun Deler, Mehmet Serkan Karacam and Mustafa Demir

Twitter users’ reaction to a chain pharmacy’s decision to end tobacco sales

Reducing the number of tobacco outlets may help reduce smoking uptake and use; public support for such action is essential. We explored how Twitter users responded to the announcement by US pharmacy chain CVS ...

Authors: Patricia A. McDaniel, Hannah Patzke and Ruth E. Malone

Prevalence and association of smokeless tobacco use with the development of periodontal pocket among adult males in Dawan Valley, Yemen: a cross-sectional study

The traditional type of smokeless tobacco used in the Arabian Peninsula, particularly common in Yemen, is called shammah. This study aims to determine the prevalence of shammah use and its association with the...

Authors: Badr Al-Tayar, Mon Mon Tin-Oo, Mohd Zulkarnian Sinor and Mohammed Sultan Alakhali

Use of snus, its association with smoking and alcohol consumption, and related attitudes among adolescents: the Finnish National School Health Promotion Study

The relationship between the use of snus and lifestyle-related habits – especially in adolescence, when these behaviours begin and become established – is not widely studied. Our aim was to analyse association...

Authors: Battsetseg Tseveenjav, Paula Pesonen and Jorma I. Virtanen

Overview of state policies requiring smoking cessation therapy in psychiatric hospitals and drug abuse treatment centers

Research demonstrates that individuals in substance abuse treatment are more likely to die from tobacco addiction than from their primary addiction, yet historically substance abuse treatment has not included ...

Authors: David Krauth and Dorie E. Apollonio

Evaluation of anti-smoking television advertising on tobacco control among urban community population in Chongqing, China

China is the largest producer and consumer of tobacco in the world. Considering the constantly growing urban proportion, persuasive tobacco control measures are important in urban communities. Television, as o...

Authors: Xianglong Xu, Tao Gong, Yong Zhang, Chengbin Wu, Yao Jie Xie, Harry HX Wang, Runzhi Zhu, Wentao Li, Libin An and Yong Zhao

The effects of Secondhand Smoke (SHS) exposure on microvascular endothelial function among healthy women

Studies have demonstrated that secondhand smoke (SHS) exposure could impair endothelial function. However, the effect of SHS exposure specifically on microvascular endothelial function is not well understood. ...

Authors: Zulkefli Sanip, Siti Hajar Mohd Hanaffi, Imran Ahmad, Siti Suhaila Mohd Yusoff, Aida Hanum Ghulam Rasool and Harmy Mohamed Yusoff

Effects of smoking cessation on serum leptin and adiponectin levels

Evidence on the association of leptin and adiponectin and smoking is limited and discordant. Leptin and adiponectin represent the most abundant adipokines in human plasma that play crucial roles in the pathoph...

Authors: Maria Kryfti, Katerina Dimakou, Michail Toumbis, Zoe Daniil, Chryssi Hatzoglou and Konstantinos I. Gourgoulianis

Fidelity monitoring across the seven studies in the Consortium of Hospitals Advancing Research on Tobacco (CHART)

This paper describes fidelity monitoring (treatment differentiation, training, delivery, receipt and enactment) across the seven National Institutes of Health-supported Consortium of Hospitals Advancing Research ...

Authors: Sonia A. Duffy, Sharon E. Cummins, Jeffrey L. Fellows, Kathleen F. Harrington, Carrie Kirby, Erin Rogers, Taneisha S. Scheuermann, Hilary A. Tindle and Andrea H. Waltje

Tobacco and end stage renal disease: a multicenter, cross-sectional study in Argentinian Northern Patagonia

Smoking and chronic kidney disease are major public health problems with common features -high prevalence and mortality, high cardiovascular risk, gender differences and high prevalence in low income people-, ...

Authors: Maria M. Alba, Alicia N. Citarelli, Fernanda Menni, Maria Agricola, Alejandra Braicovich, Eduardo De Horta, Fernando De Rosa, Graciela Filanino, Raul Gaggiotti, Nelson Junqueras, Sandra Martinelli, Adriana Milan, Mabel E. Morales, Silvia Setti and Daniel O. Villalba

Low nicotine dependence and high self-efficacy can predict smoking cessation independent of the presence of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: a three year follow up of a population-based study

Smoking is a major risk factor for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), and smoking cessation is the only intervention that slows disease progression. It is important to know whether current factors r...

Authors: Anne Lindberg, Benjamin Niska, Caroline Stridsman, Britt-Marie Eklund, Berne Eriksson and Linnea Hedman

Assessment of nicotine dependence among smokers in Nepal: a community based cross-sectional study

The Fagerström Test for Nicotine Dependence (FTND) and Heaviness of Smoking Index (HSI) are extensively used methods to measure the severity of nicotine dependence among smokers. The primary objective of the s...

Authors: Umesh Raj Aryal, Dharma Nand Bhatta, Nirmala Shrestha and Anju Gautam