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Opportunities for policy interventions to reduce youth hookah smoking in the United States	2012	Read more...
Source Type Print(0) Ref Type Journal Article Periodical, Full Prev Chronic Dis Periodical, Abbrev. Pub Date Free Form Volume 9 Issue Start Page E165 Other Pages E165 Notes ID: 23153772 Place of Publication ISSN/ISBN Accession Number Language en SubFile DOI Output Language Unknown(0) PMID Abstract Preventing youth smoking initiation is a priority for tobacco control programs, because most adult tobacco smokers become addicted during adolescence. Interventions that restrict the affordability, accessibility, and marketing of cigarettes have been effective in reducing youth cigarette smoking. However, increasing numbers of youth are smoking tobacco using hookahs. Predictors of smoking tobacco with hookahs are the same as those for smoking cigarettes. Established interventions that curb youth cigarette smoking should therefore be effective in reducing hookah use. Potential policy interventions include equalizing tobacco tax rates for all tobacco types, requiring warning labels on hookah tobacco and accurate labeling of product contents, extending the cigarette flavoring ban to hookah tobacco, enacting smoke-free air laws and removing exemptions for hookah lounges, and expanding shipping restrictions on tobacco products. Descriptors Links Book Title Database MEDLINE; http://www.globalhealthlibrary.net/ Publisher Data Source Authors Morris,Daniel S., Fiala,Steven C., Pawlak,Rebecca Original/Translated Title URL Date of Electronic PMCID Editors
Cigar use misreporting among youth: data from the 2009 Youth Tobacco Survey, Virginia	2012	Read more...
Source Type Print(0) Ref Type Journal Article Periodical, Full Prev Chronic Dis Periodical, Abbrev. Pub Date Free Form Volume 9 Issue Start Page E42 Other Pages E42 Notes ID: 22261252 Place of Publication ISSN/ISBN Accession Number Language en SubFile DOI Output Language Unknown(0) PMID Abstract INTRODUCTION: Researchers have suggested that adolescents' cigar use has increased beyond the rates being reported on tobacco use surveys. Differences in content knowledge and everyday colloquial expressions may be responsible for misreporting of cigar use. To determine whether cigar use is subject to systematic misreporting, we compared reports of general cigar use ("During the past 30 days, on how many days did you smoke cigars, little cigars, and cigarillos?") with reports of brand-specific use ("During the past 30 days, on how many days did you smoke Black & Milds?") among a statewide sample of adolescents in Virginia. METHODS: We examined data from 3,093 youth who completed the 2009 Virginia Youth Tobacco Survey to determine differences in the rate of misreported cigar use (ie, those who reported Black & Mild use but did not report cigar, little cigar, or cigarillo use) for youth with varying demographic profiles and conditions. RESULTS: More than one-half of Black & Mild users (57.3%) did not report general cigar use. Cigar use misreporting was most prevalent among older adolescents, blacks/African Americans, current users of cigarettes and hookah, and youth diagnosed with asthma. CONCLUSION: General cigar-use items on statewide surveys significantly underestimate the prevalence of youth cigar use. More comprehensive measures of cigar use may be beneficial in assessing tobacco use among groups most likely to misreport their tobacco use, such as African Americans and youth diagnosed with asthma. Descriptors Links http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3320093/?tool=pubmed Book Title Database MEDLINE; http://www.globalhealthlibrary.net/ Publisher Data Source Authors Nasim,Aashir, Blank,Melissa D., Berry,Brittany M., Eissenberg,Thomas Original/Translated Title URL Date of Electronic PMCID Editors
Waterpipe smoking: the role of humectants in the release of toxic carbonyls	2012	Read more...
Source Type Print(0) Ref Type Journal Article Periodical, Full Arch Toxicol Periodical, Abbrev. Arch.Toxicol. Pub Date Free Form Volume 86 Issue 8 Start Page 1309 Other Pages 16 Notes ID: 22707202 Place of Publication ISSN/ISBN Accession Number Language en SubFile DOI Output Language Unknown(0) PMID Abstract In recent years, the number of waterpipe smokers has increased substantially worldwide. Here, we present a study on the identification and quantification of seven carbonylic compounds including formaldehyde, acetaldehyde and acrolein in the mainstream smoke of the waterpipe. Smoking was conducted with a smoking machine, and carbonyls were scavenged from the smoke with two impingers containing an acidic solution of 2,4-dinitrophenylhydrazine. The derivatives were then analyzed by high-performance liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS). For instance, during one waterpipe smoking session, up to 111 Â± 12 Âµg formaldehyde could be detected. This value is about 5 times higher when compared to one 2R4F reference cigarette. We also found a distinct filter effect of the bowl water for all carbonyls investigated. Our data further demonstrate that increasing amounts of humectants in the unburned tobacco lowers the temperature in the waterpipe head during smoking, thereby resulting in decreasing levels of carbonyls in the smoke produced. Altogether, considerable amounts of toxic carbonyls are present in the waterpipe smoke, thus conferring a health risk to waterpipe smokers. Descriptors Links http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00204-012-0884-5 Book Title Database MEDLINE; http://www.globalhealthlibrary.net/ Publisher Data Source Authors Schubert,Jens, Heinke,Volkmar, Bewersdorff,Jana, Luch,Andreas, Schulz,Thomas G. Original/Translated Title URL Date of Electronic PMCID Editors
Tobacco modalities used and outcome in patients with acute coronary syndrome: an observational report	2012	Read more...
Source Type Print(0) Ref Type Journal Article Periodical, Full Postgrad Med J Periodical, Abbrev. Postgrad.Med.J. Pub Date Free Form Volume 88 Issue 1044 Start Page 566 Other Pages 74 Notes ID: 22652700 Place of Publication ISSN/ISBN Accession Number Language en SubFile DOI Output Language Unknown(0) PMID Abstract AIM: The authors evaluated the prevalence and effect of the various tobacco use modalities among patients presenting with acute coronary syndrome (ACS) and compared them with non-tobacco and ex-tobacco users. METHODS: An analysis of the 2nd Gulf Registry of Acute Coronary Events conducted between October 2008 and June 2009 and which included 7930 consecutive patients hospitalised with ACS was made. Patients initially were divided into non-tobacco users, ex-tobacco users and current tobacco users. Subanalysis according to the tobacco modality used was subsequently made: cigarette, waterpipe or smokeless tobacco users. RESULTS: Overall, 2834 (36%) patients were current tobacco users, 306 (3.9%) patients were waterpipe smokers and 240 patients (3%) were oral tobacco users. When compared with non-tobacco and ex-tobacco users, overall current tobacco users were younger, more likely to be male subjects and less likely to have diabetes mellitus, hypertension and dyslipidaemia. Mortality rate (p=0.001) and overall cardiovascular events (p=0.001) were lower among current tobacco users when compared with the other two groups. After adjustment for baseline variables, tobacco use was not an independent predictor of adverse events. Subset analysis demonstrates oral tobacco users and waterpipe smokers were older and more likely to be women when compared with cigarette smokers. Among the various tobacco groups, inhospital mortality rates were significantly higher among the waterpipe smokers when compared with the other two groups. CONCLUSIONS: Clinical characteristics and outcomes of ACS patients depend on the tobacco modality used. Further studies are required to evaluate the impact of emerging tobacco use modalities on patients with coronary artery disease. Descriptors Links http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/postgradmedj-2011-130178 Book Title Database MEDLINE; http://www.globalhealthlibrary.net/ Publisher Data Source Authors Al Suwaidi, Jassim, Al Habib, Khalid, Singh,Rajvir, Hersi,Ahmad, Al Nemer, Khalid, Asaad,Nidal, Al Saif, Shukri, Al-Motarreb, Ahmed, Almahmeed,Wael, Sulaiman,Kadhim, Amin,Haitham, Al-Lawati, Jawad, Al Bustani, Nizar, Al-Sagheer, Norah, Ali,Waleed M. Original/Translated Title URL Date of Electronic PMCID Editors
Multiple patients with carbon monoxide toxicity from water-pipe smoking	2012	Read more...
Source Type Print(0) Ref Type Journal Article Periodical, Full Prehosp Disaster Med Periodical, Abbrev. Prehosp.Disaster Med. Pub Date Free Form Volume 27 Issue 6 Start Page 612 Other Pages 4 Notes ID: 23174041 Place of Publication ISSN/ISBN Accession Number Language en SubFile DOI Output Language Unknown(0) PMID Abstract This case report describes carbon monoxide toxicity from prolonged shisha (water-pipe) smoking. The evidence base for the source and pathway of toxicity is discussed. This practice has been increasing in the UK in recent years, and emergency physicians need to be aware of the high levels of CO, with the consequent risk of clinical poisoning from water-pipe smoking. Descriptors Links http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S1049023X12001227 Book Title Database MEDLINE; http://www.globalhealthlibrary.net/ Publisher Data Source Authors Clarke,Simon F.J., Stephens,Caroline, Farhan,Maisse, Ward,Patricia, Keshishian,Catherine, Murray,Virginia, Zenner,Dominik Original/Translated Title URL Date of Electronic PMCID Editors
Comparison of frequency of undiagnosed chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in current or former tobacco smokers having ischaemic heart disease	2012	Read more...
Source Type Print(0) Ref Type Journal Article Periodical, Full Indian J Chest Dis Allied Sci Periodical, Abbrev. Indian J.Chest Dis.Allied Sci. Pub Date Free Form Volume 54 Issue 2 Start Page 111 Other Pages 6 Notes ID: 22973780 Place of Publication ISSN/ISBN Accession Number Language en SubFile DOI Output Language Unknown(0) PMID Abstract BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: This study compares the frequency of undiagnosed chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) in tobacco smokers suffering from ischaemic heart disease (IHD) and analyses the association of COPD severity with status, type and duration of smoking. METHODS: An analytical cross-sectional study conducted in current and former cigarette, hookah and combined cigarette and hookah smokers with IHD to detect previously undiagnosed COPD through spirometry. RESULTS: Among 124 males with IHD, majority 74 (59.7%)] were former smokers and were in the age ranged between 42 to 78 years. All had dyspnoea up to grade 4 and 64 (51.6%) also reported chronic cough and sputum production. According to type of smoking, 64 (51.6%) smoked cigarettes, 30 (24.2%) smoked hookah and 30 (24.2%) smoked both hookah and cigarettes. Forty-seven (37.9%) were found to have COPD, 24 (37.5%) among cigarette smokers, 12 (40%) among hookah smokers, while 11 (36.7%) were from cigarette and hookah smokers. Duration of smoking, its type and magnitude had no association with severity of COPD. CONCLUSIONS: The frequency of undiagnosed COPD is high in smokers with IHD. Hookah and combined hookah and cigarette smokers are almost as susceptible to develop COPD as are cigarette smokers. Descriptors Links http://pesquisa.bvsalud.org/ghl/resource/en/mdl-22973780 Book Title Database MEDLINE; http://www.globalhealthlibrary.net/ Publisher Data Source Authors Mahmud,Talha, Bokhari,Syed N.H., Aasim,Muhammad Original/Translated Title URL Date of Electronic PMCID Editors
Cross-sectional study identifying forms of tobacco used by Shisha smokers in Pakistan	2012	Read more...
Source Type Print(0) Ref Type Journal Article Periodical, Full J Pak Med Assoc Periodical, Abbrev. J.Pak.Med.Assoc. Pub Date Free Form Volume 62 Issue 2 Start Page 192 Other Pages 5 Notes ID: 22755395 Place of Publication ISSN/ISBN Accession Number Language en SubFile DOI Output Language Unknown(0) PMID Abstract OBJECTIVES: To estimate the frequency of different forms of tobacco intake such as smoker's tobacco, chewable tobacco and snuff tobacco among shisha smoker's and to study the patterns and predictors of shisha smoking affecting youth from different cities of Pakistan. METHODS: A cross-sectional study was conducted including youth from four cities. Participants were asked to fill out a data collection tool at shisha cafes, shopping malls and restaurants. Data was analyzed using SPSSv.18. RESULTS: A total of 406 participants, 296 (73%) males and 110 (27%) females were included in the study. There were 163 (40%) cigarette smokers; 65 (16%) chewed tobacco and 33 (8%) snuffed it. The median age at initiation of Shisha smoking was 20 years. 280 (69%) considered Shisha smoking to be less deleterious to health than cigarettes. Respiratory disease was the most commonly cited health effect reported. Most 248 (61%) of the participants were infrequent shisha smokers. CONCLUSION: There is high frequency of tobacco usage in the form of cigarettes, chewable tobacco and snuff tobacco among shisha smokers of Pakistan. The highest frequency is for cigarette smoking. The rise in Shisha smoking as a trendy social habit appears to be occurring despite emerging scientific evidence of its potential health risks. Descriptors Links http://pesquisa.bvsalud.org/ghl/resource/en/mdl-22755395 Book Title Database MEDLINE; http://www.globalhealthlibrary.net/ Publisher Data Source Authors Sadiq,Mohammed Ali, Parekh,Maria Adnan, Zubairi,Ali Bin Sarwar, Frossard,Philippe M., Khan,Javaid Ahmed Original/Translated Title URL Date of Electronic PMCID Editors
Waterpipe smoking and dependence are associated with chronic bronchitis: a case-control study in Lebanon	2012	Read more...
Source Type Print(0) Ref Type Journal Article Periodical, Full East Mediterr Health J Periodical, Abbrev. East.Mediterr.Health J. Pub Date Free Form Volume 18 Issue 10 Start Page 996 Other Pages 1004 Notes ID: 23301353 Place of Publication ISSN/ISBN Accession Number Language en SubFile DOI Output Language Unknown(0) PMID Abstract Waterpipe smoking and its association with chronic bronchitis has not been assessed in Lebanon. This case-control study in Beirut in 2009/2010 evaluated this relationship: 274 cases of chronic bronchitis and 559 controls without the condition aged > or = 40 years were enrolled. Data were collected by questionnaire on: sociodemographic characteristics, respiratory symptoms, smoking (waterpipe and cigarette) and nicotine dependence. ANOVA, Student, Kruskal-Wallis, chi-squared and Fisher exact tests were used when applicable and logistic regression analysis was carried out. Previous waterpipe smoking (OR = 6.4), previous mixed smoking (OR = 38.03) and current mixed smoking (OR = 7.68) were significantly associated with chronic bronchitis (P 20 WP-years (P Descriptors Links http://pesquisa.bvsalud.org/ghl/resource/en/mdl-23301353 Book Title Database MEDLINE; http://www.globalhealthlibrary.net/ Publisher Data Source Authors Salameh,P., Waked,M., Khoury,F., Akiki,Z., Nasser,Z., Abou Abbass, L, Dramaix,M. Original/Translated Title URL Date of Electronic PMCID Editors
Smoking habits and attitudes among university students in Palestine: a cross-sectional study	2012	Read more...
Source Type Print(0) Ref Type Journal Article Periodical, Full East Mediterr Health J Periodical, Abbrev. East.Mediterr.Health J. Pub Date Free Form Volume 18 Issue 5 Start Page 454 Other Pages 60 Notes ID: 22764431 Place of Publication ISSN/ISBN Accession Number Language en SubFile DOI Output Language Unknown(0) PMID Abstract Information about the rate of smoking and factors associated with initiating and maintaining the behaviour is scarce in Palestine. The aim of this study was to explore the rate of and attitudes towards smoking among An-Najah National University students. During spring 2010, a questionnaire adopted from the Global Health Professionals Survey and the Global Youth Tobacco Survey was administered to 954 randomly selected full-time students. Overall 34.7% of the study sample were cigarette or waterpipe smokers, and this rate was higher among males than females (52.7% versus 16.5%). In logistic regression analysis, sex (male), type of college (humanities), older age and higher family income were predictors of current smoking status. Smokers had more negative attitudes to banning smoking in public areas on campus and to education about the harmful effects of smoking. Antismoking programmes with special attention to males and students in humanities are badly needed. Descriptors Links http://pesquisa.bvsalud.org/ghl/resource/en/mdl-22764431 Book Title Database MEDLINE; http://www.globalhealthlibrary.net/ Publisher Data Source Authors Musmar,S G. Original/Translated Title URL Date of Electronic PMCID Editors
Czy fajka wodna stanowi bezpieczna alternatywe dla palenia papierosÃ³w?	2012	Read more...
Source Type Print(0) Ref Type Journal Article Periodical, Full Przegl Lek Periodical, Abbrev. Przegl.Lek. Pub Date Free Form Volume 69 Issue 10 Start Page 1090 Other Pages 4 Notes ID: 23421097 Place of Publication ISSN/ISBN Accession Number Language pl SubFile DOI Output Language Unknown(0) PMID Abstract Waterpipe smoking is a traditional habit in Arab World, Turkey, Middle East and Central Asia. Recently it became popular in many countries, mostly among young people. A background of growing prevalence is discussed separately for countries with an old tradition of water pipe smoking and for those where it appeared recently. Contrary to smokers belief numerous studies indicate that waterpipe being responsible for adverse health effects is not a safe alternative for cigarette smoking. Furthermore, waterpipe smoking is conducive to tobacco smoking dependence and may leave a part of the group as cigarette smokers. Hence, tobacco control policies should cover also waterpipe smoking. Descriptors Links http://pesquisa.bvsalud.org/ghl/resource/en/mdl-23421097 Book Title Database MEDLINE; http://www.globalhealthlibrary.net/ Publisher Data Source Authors Szyfter,Anna, Giefing,Maciej Original/Translated Title URL Date of Electronic PMCID Editors

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