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Associations of Alcohol Consumption and Smoking With Disease Risk and Neurodegeneration in Individuals With Multiple Sclerosis in the United Kingdom

Scientific article

3 March 2022

Abstract Importance Understanding the effects of modifiable risk factors on risk for multiple sclerosis (MS) and associated neurodegeneration is important to guide clinical counselling. Objective To investigate associations of alcohol use...

Effectiveness of e-cigarettes as aids for smoking cessation: evidence from the PATH Study cohort, 2017–2019

Scientific article

7 February 2022

Abstract Objective To assess the effectiveness of e-cigarettes in smoking cessation in the USA from 2017 to 2019, given the 2017 increase in high nicotine e-cigarette sales. Methods In 2017, the PATH Cohort Study included data on 3578...

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...

Chronic care treatment for smoking cessation in patients with serious mental illness: a pilot randomized trial

Scientific article

17 February 2021

Background: Rates of smoking among those with serious mental illness (SMI) are two to three times higher than for the general population. Smoking is rarely addressed in mental health settings. Innovative outreach and treatment strategies...

Association of genetic liability to smoking initiation with e-cigarette use in young adults: A cohort study

Scientific article

18 March 2021

Background: Tobacco smoking and e-cigarette use are strongly associated, but it is currently unclear whether this association is causal, or due to shared factors that influence both behaviours such as a shared genetic liability. The aim of...

Smoking among inpatients in treatment for substance use disorders: prevalence and effect on mental health and quality of life

Scientific article

11 May 2021

Background: Smoking is still prevalent among people with substance use disorders. The objective of this study was to investigate the prevalence of smoking among patients in treatment for substance use disorders and to analyze the effect of...

Tobacco Reading List

Reading List

World No Tobacco Day takes place each year at the end of May. To link with the worldwide campaign, ISSUP is hosting a series of online events throughout May that investigate the topic of tobacco use. This reading list highlights additional...

CNPT Consensus Document on Nicotine Delivery Devices

Book

Source: https://cnpt.es/assets/docs/cnpt-consenso-ecigar-eng-2020.pdf The emergence of new electronic smoking devices in Spain poses a serious threat to public health. The absence of regulations, or the existence of regulations that are...

10th International Conference on Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)

15 April 2021

Online

COPD congress 2021 is a platform where you can meet experts and specialists all around the world. It’s a great opportunity to join a gathering of speaker’s discussion, delegates, young research talk, exhibitors, oral/ poster presentations, networking and additional advantages.

Integrating a Brief Alcohol Intervention with Tobacco Addiction Treatment in Primary Care: Qualitative Study of Health Care Practitioner Perceptions

Scientific article

16 March 2021

Abstract Background Randomized trials of complex interventions are increasingly including qualitative components to further understand factors that contribute to their success. In this paper, we explore the experiences of health care...