tobacco

Cannabis and tobacco use prior to pregnancy and subsequent offspring birth outcomes: a 20-year intergenerational prospective cohort study

Scientific article

19 August 2021

Abstract There is increasing evidence that the life-course origins of health and development begin before conception. We examined associations between timing and frequency of preconception cannabis and tobacco use and next generation...

Smoking and drinking- Selected articles from the journal of alcohol and alcoholism

Scientific article

The featured articles investigate the association of smoking products and alcohol consumption, identify causes and influences, and explore therapeutic avenues and cessation interventions. Free to access until 31 January! Articles Targeting...

Tobacco Control in Africa

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The World Health Organisation (WHO) estimates that one in five African adolescents use tobacco and predict a doubling of deaths related to tobacco use in low- and middle-income countries between 2002 and 2030. Here, you can find out more...

Call for Papers: Identifying and Eliminating Inequities in Tobacco Use and Related Health Outcomes

Nicotine & Tobacco Research intends to publish a themed issue on identifying and eliminating inequities in tobacco use and related health outcomes. This themed issue will consist of a collection of original articles exploring the causes of disparities in commercial tobacco use and its health impacts to inform pro-equity practice and strategies from the clinical to the population level.

Preventing Tobacco Use Among Youth: Evidence-Based Interventions

20 August 2021

Ho Chi Minh City

Vietnam

The global data indicates that the age of starting tobacco usage is decreasing rapidly. This not only has been causing many serious health consequences but is also increasing a lot of social issues. On the other hand, early use shows a high risk of leading to the use of other substances such as heroin in adulthood. Therefore, prevention and early intervention in this population are very crucial. In order to contribute to promoting the youth tobacco use prevention program in the near future in Vietnam, VHATTC organizes an online session on "Preventing Tobacco Use Among Youth: Evidence-Based Interventions".

Call for Abstracts: Society For Research On Nicotine and Tobacco

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The Annual Meeting will be held on March 2-5 2022, and is currently scheduled to take place at the Edinburgh International Conference Center in Edinburgh, Scotland. The SRNT 2022 Annual Meeting may be a hybrid (part in person, part virtual)...

SRNT 28th Annual Meeting

2 March 2022

Edinburgh

The Society of Research on Nicotine and Tobacco (SRNT) 2022 Annual Meeting may be a hybrid (part in person, part virtual) or entirely virtual, depending on how things play out in the coming months.

The event will take place in Edinburgh, Scotland from the 2-5th of March 2022.

Abstract submissions will open on July 7, 2021, and will close on August 11, 2021.

Reporting treatment fidelity in behavioral tobacco treatment clinical trials: scoping review and measurement recommendations

Scientific article

1 July 2021

Abstract Introduction: Adoption of rigorous standards for reporting treatment fidelity is essential for advancing discovery, validation, and implementation of behavioral treatments. Whereas the NIH Behavior Change Consortium (BCC) developed...

Tobacco Smoking and Associated Factors Among People Living With HIV in Uganda

Scientific article

Rates of smoking among people living with HIV are greater than the number of people who smoke within the general population. This article, published in the Journal of Nicotine and Tobacco, examines the smoking patterns and behaviours of...

Call for Papers: The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Nicotine and Tobacco Use

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Nicotine & Tobacco Research intends to publish a themed issue on the COVID-19 pandemic and nicotine and tobacco use. The guest editors will be Jessica Barrington-Trimis, Melissa Harrell, Elias Klemperer, and Anuja Majmundar. The COVID-19...