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BACKGROUND:

Electronic nicotine delivery systems (ENDS) generate an aerosol by vaporising e-liquids that usually consist of propylene glycol (PG), vegetable glycerine (VG), and other ingredients (water, nicotine, and flavours). The...

SFONDO:

I prodotti a tabacco riscaldato rappresentano un fenomeno nuovo, chiamato nuovi prodotti del tabacco, e uno che non è unico per il mercato ceco. Si tratta di dispositivi elettronici per il riscaldamento del tabacco e la...

The European Web Survey on Drugs1 collected data during March and May 2021 from people who use drugs, are aged 18 or older, and live in 21 EU and 9 non-EU countries including Lebanon. In this period, the populations in many European and...

Key Points

Question  Did smoking cessation–related behaviours change during the COVID-19 pandemic in the US?

Findings  This cross-sectional study among 788 008 US adult smokers found that the annual prevalence of past-year quit...

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Obiettivo

La legalizzazione della cannabis in molte giurisdizioni in tutto il mondo ha sollevato preoccupazioni sul fatto che tale legislazione potrebbe aumentare l'onere delle malattie psicotiche transitorie e persistenti...

Abstract

Importance  Updated data on the patterns of e-cigarette use among adults in the US are needed.

Objective  To examine recent patterns in current and daily e-cigarette use among US adults.

Design, Setting, and Participants ...

Sintesi dei principali risultati

L'evoluzione dell'uso giovanile di sigarette elettroniche in Gran Bretagna è monitorata utilizzando il sondaggio ASH Smokefree GB sugli 11-18 anni 2013-2022 (vedi Appendice 2 per la metodologia), nel...

Abstract

Introduction Although cannabis is frequently used worldwide, its impact on respiratory health is characterised by controversy.

Objective To evaluate the association between cannabis use and respiratory-related emergency room...

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Obiettivi Questo studio mirava a esplorare l'impatto di una nuova serie di sei avvertenze pittoriche introdotte nel 2018.

Design e ambientazione Utilizzando un design trasversale, abbiamo esaminato la consapevolezza dei nuovi...

Abstract

Background

There is a paucity of knowledge regarding the association of alcohol use with overall survival (OS) of patients with head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC).

Methods

All 1033 patients treated for new...

Presented as part of the Uniting the global community to face the challenge of addiction event, online on 16th May, 2022

Presentation:

• Pattern and Socio-Demographic Correlation of Substance Use Among Patients Attending the Drug Unit...

Presentato come parte dell'evento Uniting the global community to face the challenge of addiction, online il 15 maggio 2022

Presentazione:

• Prevalenza del consumo di alcol e fattori che influenzano l'abuso di alcol tra gli adoloescenti...

Presented as part of the Uniting the global community to face the challenge of addiction event, in-person on 13th May, 2022

Presentations:

• Keynote - Dr Nora Volkow 

Abstracts:

• Keynote - Dr Nora Volkow 

Presented as part of the Uniting the global community to face the challenge of addiction event, in-person on 12th May, 2022

Presentations:

• Wired For Addiction - Dr. Evelyn Higgins
• Prevalence and predictors of relapse among...

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Importance  Rates of prenatal cannabis use are increasing alongside perceptions that cannabis is a harmless therapeutic for pregnancy-related ailments, while rates of prenatal use of alcohol and tobacco are decreasing. It is...

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Importance  Menthol may make cigarette smoke less aversive and could lead youth to smoke more frequently and become more dependent on nicotine.

Objective  To assess the association of menthol use with cigarette smoking...

ABSTRACT

Cocaine and/or cannabis use during pregnancy is a growing problem of relevance for global public health. Exposed children may have a wide range of perinatal complications, but there is little knowledge on their course.

Object...

Opioid Facts and Figures, recorded 3-June-2022. Presented by Lauran Wirf, DO: Addiction Medicine Fellow; University of Colorado School of Medicine; Denver, Colorado. With the increasing prevalence of illicit fentanyl, it is important for...

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La crisi degli oppioidi è una delle principali sfide per la salute pubblica negli Stati Uniti, uccidendo circa 70.000 persone solo nel 2020. I lunghi ritardi e i feedback tra le azioni politiche e i loro effetti sul...