Electronic cigarette use in relation to changes in smoking status and respiratory symptoms by Linnéa Hedman<sup>+<sup>, Gustaf Lyytinen<sup>+<sup>, Helena Backman, Magnus Lundbäck, Caroline Stridsman, Anne Lindberg, Hannu Kankaanranta, Lina Rönnebjerg, Eva Rönmark, Linda Ekerljung

“…We found no association between e-cigarette use and tobacco smoking cessation, reduction of number of tobacco cigarettes smoked per day or reduction of respiratory symptoms.…”
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Vaping Epidemic in Pakistan: A Silently Emerging Public Health Concern by Farhan Muhammad Qureshi, Samira Faiz Bari, Syeda Sehrish Zehra

“…VPs was initiated and promoted as safe and endorsed as a traditional smoking cessation technique in order to counteract the detrimental effects of smoking, while concurrently act as a mood enhancer and pleasure with a sense of euphoria 4.   …”
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Understanding Jordanian Psychiatric Nurses’ Smoking Behaviors: A Grounded Theory Study by Khaldoun M. Aldiabat, Michael Clinton

“…Specific contextual workplace factors require targeted smoking cessation interventions if JPNs are to receive the help they need to reduce health risks associated with heavy smoking.…”
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Explaining Obesity- and Smoking-related Healthcare Costs through Unconditional Quantile Regression by Bijan Borah, James Naessens, Kerry Olsen, Nilay Shah

“…**Conclusions:** These results suggest the potential role that smoking cessation and weight management programs can play in arresting the growth in healthcare costs. …”
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Implementation of stop smoking support by mental healthcare professionals: cross-sectional analysis of why nothing much happens by Eline Meijer

“…Abstract Smoking is highly prevalent and persistent among people with mental illness, but implementation of smoking cessation care by mental healthcare professionals (MHCPs) is lagging behind. …”
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Pulmonary Langerhans Cell Histiocytosis and Diabetes Insipidus in a Young Smoker by K. Earlam, C. A. Souza, R. Glikstein, M. M. Gomes, S. Pakhalé

“…Treatment includes smoking cessation and the potential use of glucocorticoids or cytotoxic agents depending on the severity of disease and multisystem involvement.…”
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“Don’t Even Smoke But I’ll Buy That” Twitch as a New Venue for E-Cigarette Promotion by Hüseyin Küçükali, Hüseyin Küçükali

“…Themes included curiosity, device sharing, and smoking cessation benefits. The stream fostered a casual, engaging atmosphere, with viewers interacting extensively with the influencers and also other viewers. …”
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Interstitial Lung Disease in Werner Syndrome: A Case Report of a 55-Year-Old Male Patient by Tiphaine Goletto, Flora Crockett, Selim Aractingi, Cecile Toper, Patricia Senet, Jacques Cadranel, Jean-Marc Naccache

“…Clinical outcome of WS patients may thus be improved by counselling them regarding smoking cessation or other exposure and by proposing antifibrotic therapy.…”
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Electronic Cigarettes for Curbing the Tobacco-Induced Burden of Noncommunicable Diseases: Evidence Revisited with Emphasis on Challenges in Sub-Saharan Africa by Jobert Richie N. Nansseu, Jean Joel R. Bigna

“…Studies report that e-cigs may facilitate smoking cessation, reduction, or abstinence and may pose only a small fraction of the risks of traditional tobacco cigarettes; e-cigs may also considerably reduce second-hand smoking. …”
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Pregnancy Outcome after Varenicline Exposure in the First Trimester by Yusuf Cem Kaplan, Nihal Olgac Dündar, Burcu Kasap, Barıs Karadas

“…To the best of our knowledge this is the first case report describing exposure to varenicline, an α4β2 nicotinic acetylcholine partial receptor agonist used for smoking cessation therapy in pregnancy. A 29-year-old multiparous woman with an unplanned pregnancy has used varenicline 2 mg/day unintentionally yet regularly 4 weeks from her last menstrual period. …”
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Development and User Evaluation of a Food-recognition app (FoodRec): Experimental Data and Qualitative Analysis by Sebastiano Battiato, Pasquale Caponnetto, Roberto Leotta, Giovanni Marotta, Alessandro Midolo, Alessandro Ortis, Riccardo Polosa

“…# Background different studies revealed strong correlation between smoking cessation and a worsening of the diet, whose consequence include loss of appetite, weight loss, etc…”
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Cigarette and Waterpipe Smoking Decrease Respiratory Quality of Life in Adults: Results from a National Cross-Sectional Study by Salamé Joseph, Salameh Pascale, Khayat Georges, Waked Mirna

“…Smoking decreases the respiratory quality of life of Lebanese adults; this issue has to be further emphasized during smoking cessation and patients’ education.…”
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Transdermal patches: Design and current approaches to painless drug delivery by Al Hanbali Othman A., Khan Haji Muhammad Shoaib, Sarfraz Muhammad, Arafat Mosab, Ijaz Shakeel, Hameed Abdul

“…Although transdermal patches have medical applications for smoking cessation, pain relief, osteoporosis, contraception, motion sickness, angina pectoris, and cardiac disorders, advances in formulation development are ongoing to make transdermal patches capable of delivering more challenging drugs. …”
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Relationship between oxidative stress biomarkers and micronuclei scoring as a biomarker for DNA damage in Egyptian nicotine-dependent smokers: A cross-sectional study by Asmaa Mahmoud Mohammed, Dalia Farouk, Adel F. Hashish

“…It is suggested that smoking at earlier ages worsens the natural antioxidant defense system. Smoking cessation and the use of supplementary antioxidants by smokers may regress the oxidative stress-induced DNA-damage.…”
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Global, regional, and national burden of NAFLD in youths and young adults aged 15–39 years, 1990–2021, its attributable risk factors, and projections to 2035: a systematic analysis... by Jiong Wang, Jiqing Du, Minxiu Wang, Mengyun Jin, Zhihua Tang, Yuqin Mao

“…To alleviate this burden, implementing measures targeting risk factors such as glycemic control and smoking cessation is necessary.…”
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Peripherally Embolizing Aortic Thrombus: The Work-Up, Management, and Outcome of Primary Aortic Thrombus by Ramy Mando, Robert Gemayel, Ashish Chaddha, Julian J. Barbat, Elvis Cami

“…She was also counseled regarding smoking cessation. Two months follow-up CT revealed resolution of the thrombus. …”
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South African Rheumatism and Arthritis Association 2024 guidelines for the management of axial spondyloarthritis by A B Maharaj, R Benitha, K Makan, R du Toit, D Haasbroek, C Balton, P Govender, M van Dam, F Paruk, B Hodkinson

“…Care of the axSpA patient requires a multidisciplinary holistic approach emphasising lifestyle interventions, particularly exercise, smoking cessation and psychosocial support. The ankylosing spondylitis disease activity score is recommended as a measure of disease activity, and a stepwise algorithm for therapy is provided. …”
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Exploring comorbidity and pharmacological treatment patterns in psoriasis - a retrospective population-based cross-sectional study by Nelly Hamgård, Albert Duvetorp, Anna Hägg, Sandra Jerkovic Gulin, Oliver Seifert

“…There was no significant difference in drug prescription for comorbid diseases between patients with psoriasis and patients without psoriasis except for arthritis and smoking cessation treatment. Conclusions Individuals with psoriasis are more susceptible to experiencing multiple comorbid conditions compared to the general population, particularly those with severe psoriasis. …”
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Positive Impacts of the COVID-19 Pandemic and Public Health Measures on Healthcare by Hung Eun Hoo, Hong Chuan Loh, Alan Swee Hock Ch’ng, Fan Kee Hoo, Irene Looi

“…The abrupt emergence of COVID-19 has also led to a massive societal shift on tobacco smoking cessation. Smokers are compelled to reflect on the harmful effects of cigarette smoking in relation to COVID-19. …”
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Understanding how intermediaries connect adults to community-based physical activity: A qualitative study. by Megan O'Grady, Emer Barrett, Deirdre Connolly

“…However, only LSO and SP facilitated connections to physical activity, as HPO mainly focused on delivering smoking cessation support and services. Levels of support given and length of follow-up varied between LSO and SP, with the latter providing more intensive support. …”
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