Background Cigarette smoking is a major risk factor for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and COPD severity. Previous genome-wide association studies (GWAS) have identified numerous single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) associated with the number of cigarettes smoked per day (CPD) and a dopamine beta-hydroxylase (DBH) locus associated with smoking cessation in multiple populations. ...

OBJECTIVES To isolate the independent influence of exposure to smoking and other adult content in the movies on youth smoking uptake. METHODS We used discrete time survival analysis to quantify the influence of exposure to smoking and other adult content in the movies on transitioning from (1) closed to open to smoking; (2) never to ever trying smoking; and (3) never to ever hitting, slapping...

OBJECTIVES To describe smoking rates, age of initiation, and smoking cessation efforts among Aboriginal adolescent girls and boys in British Columbia, and examine the relationships between cigarette smoking and socio-demographic characteristics, depression and domains of life satisfaction. METHODS A secondary analysis was conducted of data collected from the British Columbia Youth Survey on S...

OBJECTIVE To identify the factors associated with smoking experimentation and initiation among adolescent students (11-14 years of age). METHODS A cross-sectional, population-based study involving adolescent (middle and high school) students at public and private schools in the city of Salvador, Brazil. A multiple-stage sampling protocol was used. The participants completed an anonymous, volu...

Positive association has been seen between stress and smoking behavior. This relationship has not been explored in relation to one's coping behavior and desire to quit smoking. The present study examined stress, coping and readiness to change among smokers. 50 smokers were selected using a cross sectional design. Assessment Proforma, Fagerstrom test for Nicotine Dependency, General Health Quest...

background: smoking is one of the preventable causes of diseases as well as early deaths all around the world. in addition, conducting educational interventions plays a major role in preventing adolescents from smoking. therefore, the present study aimed to investigate the effect of educational intervention based on the theory of planned behavior on preventing shirazi students from smoking. met...