This paper investigates hypotheses regarding the cause of the recent apparent increase in young adult smoking, compares trends in smoking among young adults with trends in the use of other substances, ...

Background Following California’s statewide law prohibiting the sale of flavoured tobacco products, some cigarette brands ...

Objectives: To determine the extent of all forms of tobacco usage in adult Bangladeshis in relation to gender and locality. Methods: Three annual urban and rural cross-sectional surveys were carried ...

Correspondence to: Professor Konrad Jamrozik School of Population Health, University of Queensland, Herston Road, Herston, Queensland 4006, Australia; k.jamroziksph.uq.edu.au Such direct ...

Introduction Electronic nicotine delivery systems (ENDS) arguably pose fewer health risks than smoking, yet many smokers adopt ENDS without fully relinquishing smoking. Known as ‘dual use’, this ...

Correspondence to Dr Ce Shang, Health Policy Center, Institute for Health Research and Policy, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL 60607, USA; cshang{at}uic.edu Background Recent studies ...

Correspondence to Dr Nada OF Kassem, San Diego State University Research Foundation, San Diego, CA 92123, USA; nkassem{at}cbeachsdsu.org Objectives To quantify postsmoking waterpipe tobacco (WPT) ...

Centro de Investigación Económica y Presupuestaria, Ciudad de Mexico, Mexico Correspondence to Dr Alejandra Macías Sánchez, Centro de Investigación Económica y Presupuestaria, Ciudad de Mexico 06700, ...

Background One of the most significant barriers to tax reform and tax rate increases in Vietnam is the threat of illicit trade promulgated by the tobacco industry. The industry argues that higher ...

Correspondence to Erikas Simonavicius, Department of Addictions, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience, King’s College London, London SE5 8BB, UK; erikas.simonavicius{at}kcl.ac.uk ...

Introduction The US Food and Drug Administration most recently announced its intention to ban menthol cigarettes and cigars nationwide in April 2021. Implementation of the ban will require evidence ...

Objectives: To determine the risk in men and women smoking 1–4 cigarettes per day of dying from specified smoking related diseases and from any cause. Design: Prospective study. Setting: Oslo city and ...