Effectiveness of Structured Teaching Program on Adolescent’s Knowledge of Tobacco Consumption: A Randomized Control Trial by Prasanta Majumder, Pallavi A. Thomas, Vaibhav Motghare, Pranav V. Manek, Lubna Nazneen, Suchetana Basak, Sheetal Acharya

“…The first school (Group 1, n = 100) received oral health education in the form of a structured teaching program regarding the ill effects of tobacco consumption. …”
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Tobacco and smoking in Cuba: from the agricultural economy to the health economy by Efraín Sánchez González, Fé Fernández Hernández

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Understanding Tobacco Control: Global and National Strategies by Diksha Sharma, Manjunath B.C, Bhavna Sabbarwal, Vipul Yadav, Nirav Vyas, Sonam Yadav

“…There is an urgent need for effective policies and comprehensive public health strategies to reduce tobacco consumption, underscoring the critical role of health professionals in promoting cessation efforts.…”
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Training and Education for Dental Professionals on Tobacco Cessation by Vishakha Rani, Ritesh Khosla, Rohini Sharma, Somanath R. Kunsi, Thara Chandran, Anzil K. S. Ali

“…Background: Tobacco use remains a major public health issue, contributing to numerous oral and systemic diseases. …”
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Cross-sectional online survey of the impact of new tobacco health warnings in Colombia by Sally Adams, Arturo Clavijo, Ricardo Tamayo, Olivia Maynard

“…Tobacco control policy should seek to improve exposure to and noticeability of tobacco health warnings in Colombia.…”
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Smokeless tobacco: knowledge, attitudes and usage in Pakistan by Hammad Atif Irshad, Sajjan Raja, Hamzah Jehanzeb, Wamiq Ali Shaikh, Umair Saleem, Shahzil Abdur Rehman Malik, Akmal Shahzad, Mamoon Shaikh, Nousheen Iqbal, Javaid Ahmed Khan

“…General attitudes agreed that it makes one feel unwell (44.1%), gives a sense of guilt (43.85%) and more research is needed on it (54.39%). Negative health effects were the biggest deterrent from pursuing these products for 60.33% of participants. …”
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Snus and Health: A Review of the Literature on the Impact of Swedish Smokeless Tobacco on the Human Body by Marta Jajczak, Jakub Parys, Agnieszka Mikosińska, Martyna Kaźmierczak, Aleksandra Witek, Maciej Mossakowski, Patrycja Kałuziak, Mateusz Litwin, Stanisław Jesionek

“…The articles were identified using keywords such as "snus," "smokeless tobacco," and "snus health impact." Results: Snus cannot be considered a healthier alternative to tobacco use. …”
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Assessment of national tobacco control program (NTCP) initiative on tobacco cessation among transgenders in Puducherry – A quasi-experimental study by Logesh Sidhu, Suriya Kumar, Priyadharshini Ragavane, Priyanga Chandrasekaran, Senthil Murugappan

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Analysis of Tobacco Cessation Programs in Dental Settings by Niharika Benjamin, Varsha Choubey, Meenakshi Bhasin, Bedkekar Sushma, Anushree Choudhary, Pallavi Ammu Thomas

“…These findings suggest that integrating tobacco cessation programs into routine dental practice can effectively reduce tobacco use and enhance oral health.…”
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Rationale and design for Healthy Hearts in Manufacturing (HHM): A pragmatic single-arm hybrid effectiveness-implementation study for hypertension management and tobacco cessation by Hanzi Jiang, Yao Tian, Jennifer Bannon, Amy E. Krefman, Lawrence C. An, Dustin D. French, Claude R. Maechling, Jane Holl, Richard Chagnon, Theresa L. Walunas, Christopher Burch, Anthony Musci, Darce Latsis, Dawn Carey, Megan McHugh

“…Several quality improvement interventions for hypertension and tobacco cessation have shown to be effective in community-based primary care sites. …”
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Coupons and state tobacco policy context as predictors of tobacco use among those reporting e-cigarette use in the U.S.: Findings from the Population Assessment of Tobacco and Heal... by J.H. Kingsbury, H.L. Kimmel, M.J. Parks, M.R. Creamer, C. Blanco, W.M. Compton

“…Less is known about how coupons operate in different tobacco regulatory environments. The current study utilized longitudinal data from the Population Assessment of Tobacco and Health (PATH) Study to address this research gap. …”
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Exploration of the Effect of Tobacco Smoking on Metabolic Measures in Young People Living with HIV by Mark L. Rubinstein, D. Robert Harris, Bret J. Rudy, Bill G. Kapogiannis, Grace M. Aldrovandi, Kathleen Mulligan

“…There appear to be only minimal effects from tobacco smoking on markers of cardiac risk and bone health in this population of HIV-positive youth. …”
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USERS OF TOBACCO AND NICOTINE PRODUCTS: KEY BEHAVIORAL TYPES by Taras Gutor, Svitlana Kozii-Bredelieva, Natalia Zaremba, Dmytro Kupyra, Dzvenyslava Moskviak-Lesniak

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The effect of cigarette smoking and heated tobacco products on different denture materials; an in vitro study by Sara F. El Shafei, Ayman H. Amin, Eman G. Abdelghaffar, Sara Moataz, Fatma Makkeyah, Mohamed Shamel, Mahmoud Al Ankily

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The impact of tobacco use and nicotine addiction on health: A literature review of nursing interventions for smoking cessation by Raghad Abdelkader, Roqia Saleem Maabreh, Riyad Al-Dgheim, Naif Salem Altarawneh, Mahmoud H. Alrabab’a, Hala Zaiton, Amaal Samir Abdelmaksoud, Wesam T. Almagharbeh, Khaldoon Aied Alnawafleh, Hazem A. Alfanash, Zyad T. Saleh, Rami Azmi Elshatarat

“…Tobacco use remains one of the leading preventable causes of morbidity and mortality globally, with nicotine addiction significantly impacting health outcomes. …”
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Comparison of Effects of Smoking and Smokeless Tobacco “Maras Powder” Use on Humoral Immune System Parameters by Murat Aral, Hasan Cetin Ekerbicer, Mustafa Celik, Pınar Ciragil, Mustafa Gul

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Tobacco control environment: cross-sectional survey of policy implementation, social unacceptability, knowledge of tobacco health harms and relationship to quit ratio in 17 low-inc... by Annika Rosengren, Li Wei, Khalid Yusoff, Martin McKee, Clara K Chow, Rajeev Gupta, Koon Teo, Sumathy Rangarajan, Patricio Lopez-Jaramillo, Rafael Diaz, Alvaro Avezum, Fernando Lanas, Noorhassim Ismail, Romaina Iqbal, Jephat Chifamba, Gilles Dagenais, Salim Yusuf, Anna B Gilmore, Scott Lear, Wang Yang, Omar Rahman, Katarzyna Zatonska, Prem Mony, Rajesh Kumar, Afzalhussein Yusufali, Daniel J Corsi, Ehimario Igumbor, V Mohan, Annamarie Kruger, Krishnapillai Vijayakumar, Yuksel Altuntas, Ahmad Bahonar

“…Objectives This study examines in a cross-sectional study ‘the tobacco control environment’ including tobacco policy implementation and its association with quit ratio.Setting 545 communities from 17 high-income, upper-middle, low-middle and low-income countries (HIC, UMIC, LMIC, LIC) involved in the Environmental Profile of a Community's Health (EPOCH) study from 2009 to 2014.Participants Community audits and surveys of adults (35–70 years, n=12 953).Primary and secondary outcome measures Summary scores of tobacco policy implementation (cost and availability of cigarettes, tobacco advertising, antismoking signage), social unacceptability and knowledge were associated with quit ratios (former vs ever smokers) using multilevel logistic regression models.Results Average tobacco control policy score was greater in communities from HIC. …”
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Clinician’s perceptions and experiences with tobacco treatment in people who use cannabis: a qualitative study by Cristina Martínez, Marga Pla, Ariadna Feliu, Marta Enríquez, Judith Saura, Carmen Cabezas, Joan Colom, Josep M. Suelves, Sílvia Mondon, Pablo Barrio, Magalí Andreu, Antònia Raich, Jordi Bernabeu, Xavier Roca, Maite Narváez, Esteve Fernández, Group of clinicians of the ACT_ATAC study

“…Abstract Introduction Global demand for the treatment of cannabis use disorder has increased significantly, prompting a need to understand effective strategies for addressing concurrent cannabis and tobacco use. …”
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Smoke-free hospitality environments and cognitive health: A population-based study in the United States by Lucie Kalousová

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The Effects of Cigarette Smoking on the Cardiovascular System: Mechanisms of Damage, Risk Factors, and Prevention Strategies by Kinga Janowska, Joanna Szydziak, Aleksandra Hrapkowicz, Daria Dąbkowska, Olga Szeidl, Dominika Rehan, Agnieszka Mioskowska

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