background: the smokers who use supportive programs have a greater chance to quit smoking. smoking cessation recommendation is one of the most important prevention and treatment methods mentioned in care guidelines provided for patients with acute coronary syndrome. aim: the main objective of this study is to determine the effects of training-counseling programs on smoking cessation in patients...

OBJECTIVES Evaluate trends from 2011-2015 in electronic cigarette (e-cigarette) use among U.S. adolescents, grades 6-12, including prevalence and associations with past month use of cigarettes and other tobacco products, cigarette smoking intensity, quit attempts, and quit contemplation. METHODS Five consecutive waves from the National Youth Tobacco Survey (N = 101,011) were used to estimate ...

background: there are few articles studding the factors associated with successful smoking cessation in iranian smokers. the aim of this study is to clarify the association between socio‑demographic factors and smoking behavior, such as number of failed smoking cessation and duration of abstinence in iranian population. methods: a self‑administered questionnaire survey of 673 participants was c...

purpose: to evaluate the effects of smoking on the central corneal thickness (cct). methods: in a historical chohort analytic study, referred cases have been divided into two groups (cigarette smokers, and non–cigarette smokers).  laboratory tests including fasting blood sugar (fbs), blood urea nitrogen (bun); and blood pressure were checked. complete eye examination was performed. cct was meas...

INTRODUCTION The prevalence of adolescent electronic cigarette (e-cigarette) use has increased in most countries. This study aims to determine the relation between the frequency of e-cigarette use and the frequency and intensity of cigarette smoking. Additionally, the study evaluates the association between the reasons for e-cigarette use and the frequency of its use. MATERIALS AND METHODS Us...

Abstract Background Polytobacco product use is increasingly popular, but little known about the prevalence, trend, and factors of such particularly in non-western countries. Method A representative sample 1139 current cigarette smokers aged 15+ (84.1% male) were telephone interviewed Tobacco Control Policy-related Surveys 2015–2017. Information collected included poly-tobacco (PTU), smoking soc...

background: cigarette smoking is a worldwide social epidemic and it is one of the main causes of preventable death and disability. gingivitis, periodontitis, pocket depth, attachment loss, alveolar bone loss, and tooth loss are some of oral pathologies commonly found in cigarette smokers. the aim of this study was to explore, for the fi rst time among nigerians, the interplay between components...

BACKGROUND Not much is currently understood regarding the contexts of cigarette and e-cigarette use among dual users. Proper application of e-cigarettes to smoking cessation or tobacco harm reduction would require an understanding of when and why dual users use cigarettes versus e-cigarettes. This study sought to elucidate the contexts of cigarette versus e-cigarette use among dual users. MET...