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  Fire and smoke

  Author:Steven FindlayFrom:Business & Health (Vol. 13, Issue 9)

  Sept. 1995774 words Column You see them at the mall, on the beach, walking home rom school. Kids 12, 13 and 14 years old, having fun, hangin' out--and smoking. It's always a jarring sight, and I'll wager it jars even diehard smokers. But whose...
• Select Smoking cessation: how to make pharmacotherapy work

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  Smoking cessation: how to make pharmacotherapy work

  Author:Bernard KarnathFrom:Consultant (Vol. 43, Issue 6) Peer-Reviewed

  May 20034,328 words Article ABSTRACT: Effective smoking cessation strategies typically encompass the use of some pharmacotherapy with counseling by physicians. Give the Fagerstrom test to patients who want to quit smoking to determine their degree...
• Select State-of-the-art interventions for office-based parental tobacco control

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  State-of-the-art interventions for office-based parental tobacco control

  Authors:Jonathan P. Winickoff, Anna B. Berkowitz, Katie Brooks, Susanne E. Tanski, Alan Geller, Carey Thomson, et al.From:Pediatrics (Vol. 115, Issue 3) Peer-Reviewed

  Mar. 20058,264 words Article Parental tobacco use is a serious health issue for all family members. Child health care clinicians are in a unique and important position to address parental smoking because of the regular, multiple contacts with...
• Select Why Do Effective Smoking Prevention Programs Work? Student Changes in Social Cognitive Theory Constructs

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  Why Do Effective Smoking Prevention Programs Work? Student Changes in Social Cognitive Theory Constructs

  Authors:Marietta A. Langlois, Rick Petosa, and Jeffrey S. HallamFrom:Journal of School Health (Vol. 69, Issue 8) Peer-Reviewed

  Oct. 19994,051 words Article Psychosocial smoking prevention programs can decrease adolescent smoking initiation. This study determined if the theoretical variables targeted in a psychosocial smoking prevention program eon be improved significantly...
• Select Factors associated with parental smoking in the presence of school-aged children: a cross-sectional study

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  Factors associated with parental smoking in the presence of school-aged children: a cross-sectional study

  Authors:Yuan-Mei Liao, Yu-Ting Chen, Liang-Chun Kuo, and Ping-Ling ChenFrom:BMC Public Health (Vol. 13, Issue 1) Peer-Reviewed

  Sept. 10, 20135,706 words Report 1580LAuthor(s): Yuan-Mei Liao1 , Yu-Ting Chen1,2 , Liang-Chun Kuo1 and Ping-Ling Chen3 Background Antismoking policies, rising tobacco taxes, increased health welfare surcharges, the restriction of tobacco...
• Select A randomized controlled trial to assess the efficacy of an interactive mobile messaging intervention for underserved smokers: Project ACTION

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  A randomized controlled trial to assess the efficacy of an interactive mobile messaging intervention for underserved smokers: Project ACTION

  Authors:Damon J Vidrine, Faith E Fletcher, Heather E Danysh, Salma Marani, Jennifer Irvin Vidrine, Scott B Cantor, et al.From:BMC Public Health (Vol. 12, Issue 1) Peer-Reviewed

  Aug. 25, 20127,367 words Report 1460LBackground Despite a significant decrease in smoking prevalence over the past ten years, cigarette smoking still represents the leading cause of preventable morbidity and mortality in the United States. Moreover,...
• Select The rise of e-cigarettes: harmful or harm-reducing? With the popularity of e-cigarettes skyrocketing, medical experts and health officials aim to discover if e-cigarettes are safe and if they could be effective smoking cessation aids for tobacco users

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  The rise of e-cigarettes: harmful or harm-reducing? With the popularity of e-cigarettes skyrocketing, medical experts and health officials aim to discover if e-cigarettes are safe and if they could be effective smoking cessation aids for tobacco users

  Author:Cassandra PerezFrom:RT for Decision Makers in Respiratory Care (Vol. 28, Issue 6) Peer-Reviewed

  June 20152,953 words Article 1550LElectronic cigarettes, or e-cigarettes, have continued their rise in popularity, and in some populations, such as young people, they are displacing traditional tobacco cigarettes as the preferred method of nicotine...
• Select Time to make a difference: a staggering 3 million smokers were attempting to stop this New Year (1) and one million will be trying to stop on No Smoking Day in March (2)

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  Time to make a difference: a staggering 3 million smokers were attempting to stop this New Year (1) and one million will be trying to stop on No Smoking Day in March (2)

  From:Practice Nurse

  Feb. 22, 20021,024 words Advertisement However, with no help or support, the power of the addiction to nicotine in cigarettes will mean that just 3% of these smokers will achieve their aim. (3,4). At this time of year, with so many smokers resolving to...
• Select The Association of Smoking Exposure at Home with Attempts to Quit Smoking and Cessation Success: A Survey of South Korean Adolescents Who Smoke

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  The Association of Smoking Exposure at Home with Attempts to Quit Smoking and Cessation Success: A Survey of South Korean Adolescents Who Smoke

  Authors:Wonjeong Jeong, Yun Kyung Kim, Jae Hong Joo, Sung-In Jang, and Eun-Cheol ParkFrom:International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (Vol. 17, Issue 11) Peer-Reviewed

  June 1, 20204,924 words Report 1420LThis study aimed to examine the association of smoking exposure at home with attempts to quit smoking and the success or failure of such attempts among South Korean adolescents. We utilized the data of 28, 652 South...
• Select Kids Safe and Smokefree (KiSS): a randomized controlled trial of a multilevel intervention to reduce secondhand tobacco smoke exposure in children

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  Kids Safe and Smokefree (KiSS): a randomized controlled trial of a multilevel intervention to reduce secondhand tobacco smoke exposure in children

  Authors:Stephen J Lepore, Jonathan P Winickoff, Beth Moughan, Tyra C Bryant-Stephens, Daniel R Taylor, David Fleece, et al.From:BMC Public Health (Vol. 13, Issue 1) Peer-Reviewed

  Aug. 30, 20134,835 words Report 1550LAuthor(s): Stephen J Lepore1 , Jonathan P Winickoff2 , Beth Moughan3 , Tyra C Bryant-Stephens4 , Daniel R Taylor5 , David Fleece3 , Adam Davey1 , Uma S Nair1 , Melissa Godfrey1 and Bradley N Collins1,3 Background...
• Select Counsel parents to stop smoking

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  Counsel parents to stop smoking

  Author:Michael WeitzmanFrom:Family Practice News (Vol. 34, Issue 7)

  Apr. 1, 2004499 words Article Each day, those of us who care for the health needs of children see two who will die 10-20 years prematurely because of tobacco use. Yet when they visit us in our offices for otitis media, a well child exam, or an...
• Select Can parents who smoke socialise their children against smoking? Results from the Smoke-free Kids intervention trial. (Research Paper)

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  Can parents who smoke socialise their children against smoking? Results from the Smoke-free Kids intervention trial. (Research Paper)

  Authors:C. Jackson and D. DickinsonFrom:Tobacco Control (Vol. 12, Issue 1) Peer-Reviewed

  Mar. 20037,082 words Article Objective: To evaluate Smoke-Free Kids, a new home based programme to assist parents who smoke in socialising their children against smoking. Design: Two year randomised controlled trial. Participants: At...
• Select An exploration of transactional states and cessation-related social variables within adolescent smokers

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  An exploration of transactional states and cessation-related social variables within adolescent smokers

  Authors:Jay T Lee, Dennis W Smith, and Brian ColwellFrom:Tobacco Induced Diseases (Vol. 10, Issue 1) Peer-Reviewed

  Dec. 20, 20125,126 words Report 1430LBackground Given the high rate of adolescent smoking, cessation remains a vital public health priority. This study explored archival data using a structured phenomenological framework known as Reversal Theory (RT)....
• Select Nicotine replacement therapy

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  Nicotine replacement therapy

  Author:Andrew MolyneuxFrom:British Medical Journal (Vol. 328, Issue 7437) Peer-Reviewed

  Feb. 21, 20041,729 words Article Although products for nicotine replacement therapy (NRT) have been available for over 20 years, they have been excluded until recently from state or insurance based health service provision in the United Kingdom and...
• Select Research Reports on Smoking from Queen Elizabeth Hospital Provide New Insights

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  Research Reports on Smoking from Queen Elizabeth Hospital Provide New Insights

  From:Obesity, Fitness & Wellness Week

  May 5, 2012365 words Brief article 1240L"Cigarette smoking remains a health issue despite declining prevalence in Australia. The burden of tobacco-related morbidity affects hospitals, particularly those in lower socioeconomic areas where prevalence is...
• Select Secondhand smoke in cars

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  Secondhand smoke in cars

  Author:Jane AndersonFrom:Pediatric News (Vol. 46, Issue 3)

  Mar. 2012142 words Brief article 1370LAlthough smoking in cars is on the decline, more than one-fifth of middle school- and high school-aged youth still are exposed to secondhand smoke in cars, a study in Pediatrics found. The study reported that...
• Select Wisdom and influence of elders: possibilities for health promotion and decreasing tobacco exposure in first nations communities.

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  Wisdom and influence of elders: possibilities for health promotion and decreasing tobacco exposure in first nations communities.

  Authors:Colleen Varcoe, Joan L. Bottorff, Joanne Carey, Debbie Sullivan, and Wanda WilliamsFrom:Canadian Journal of Public Health (Vol. 101, Issue 2) Peer-Reviewed

  March-April 20103,913 words Report 1480LObjectives: This community-based project examined the interpersonal and system influences on smoking practices and exposure to cigarette smoke that place young pregnant and parenting First Nations women and their...
• Select The forgotten smoker: a qualitative study of attitudes towards smoking, quitting, and tobacco control policies among continuing smokers

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  The forgotten smoker: a qualitative study of attitudes towards smoking, quitting, and tobacco control policies among continuing smokers

  Authors:Navneet Uppal, Lion Shahab, John Britton, and Elena RatschenFrom:BMC Public Health (Vol. 13, Issue 1) Peer-Reviewed

  May 3, 20136,671 words Report 1590LAuthor(s): Navneet Uppal1 , Lion Shahab2 , John Britton1 and Elena Ratschen1 Background As in other developed countries, smoking remains the single largest cause of preventable deaths in England, with over 86,000...
• Select The role of nicotine replacement therapy for temporary abstinence in the home to protect children from environmental tobacco smoke exposure: a qualitative study with disadvantaged smokers

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  The role of nicotine replacement therapy for temporary abstinence in the home to protect children from environmental tobacco smoke exposure: a qualitative study with disadvantaged smokers

  Authors:Olesya Atkinson, Tim Coleman, Ann McNeill, Sarah Lewis, and Laura L JonesFrom:BMC Public Health (Vol. 13, Issue 1) Peer-Reviewed

  Mar. 22, 20134,392 words Report 1530LAuthor(s): Olesya Atkinson1 , Tim Coleman1 , Ann McNeill2 , Sarah Lewis3 and Laura L Jones3 Background Exposure to environmental tobacco smoke (ETS) in children is a major public health problem, causing serious...
• Select TABADO: "Evaluation of a smoking cessation program among adolescents in vocational training centers": study protocol

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  TABADO: "Evaluation of a smoking cessation program among adolescents in vocational training centers": study protocol

  Authors:Laetitia Minary, Herve Martini, Nathalie Wirth, Francine Thouvenot, Dovi-Stephanie Acouetey, Yves Martinet, et al.From:BMC Public Health (Vol. 9) Peer-Reviewed

  Nov. 13, 20093,491 words Report Authors: Laetitia Minary (corresponding author) [1,2,3,4]; Hervé Martini [5]; Nathalie Wirth [6]; Francine Thouvenot [7]; Dovi-Stéphanie Acouetey [4]; Yves Martinet [6]; Abraham Bohadana [4,6]; Denis Zmirou-Navier...