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Hookah's new popularity among US college students: a pilot study of the characteristics of hookah smokers and their Facebook displays 2012 Center for Child Health Behavior and Development, Seattle Children's Research Institute, Seattle, Washington, USA.
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BMJ open
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BMJ Open
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12-Dec
Volume
2
Issue
6
Start Page
10.1136/bmjopen
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2012-001709. Print 2012
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LR: 20160603; GR: R21 AA017936/AA/NIAAA NIH HHS/United States; JID: 101552874; OID: NLM: PMC3533013; 2012 [ppublish]; epublish
Place of Publication
England
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2044-6055; 2044-6055
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PMID: 23242241
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eng
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Journal Article
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10.1136/bmjopen-2012-001709 [doi]
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23242241
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OBJECTIVES: (1) To confirm the prevalence of hookah use among US college students. (2) To identify substances commonly smoked in hookahs and other substance use characteristics of hookah smokers. (3) Given the powerful influence of Facebook and its potential role in promoting behaviours, to assess the prevalence of hookah references on Facebook profiles. DESIGN: Cross-sectional study. SETTING: Two large US universities; www.Facebook.com. PARTICIPANTS: 307 Facebook profiles were coded and 216 of these profile owners completed an online survey. On average, participants were 18.8 years old (SD=0.7), women (54%), Caucasian (70.4%) and approximately half were from each university. OUTCOME MEASURES: Lifetime and frequency of hookah use, substance smoked in hookah, cigarette and marijuana use, hookah references displayed on Facebook. RESULTS: 27.8% of participants endorsed hookah use; there were no significant differences between age, gender, race or university for hookah use. Hookah users reported smoking tobacco (78%), hash (12%) and both tobacco and marijuana/hash (10%) in their hookah. Compared with non-hookah smokers, hookah smokers were more likely to report using cigarettes (OR=3.41, 95%CI=1.2 to 9.64) and marijuana (OR=15.01, 95%CI=6.5 to 34.65). Hookah references were present on 5% of Facebook profiles. CONCLUSIONS: More than one quarter of college students smoke hookah. Most smoke tobacco in their hookah, and hookah smoking is associated with polysubstance use. Hookah may present new risks for nicotine addiction in this population.
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Brockman,L.N., Pumper,M.A., Christakis,D.A., Moreno,M.A.
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20121212
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PMC3533013
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Hot water systems as sources of Legionella pneumophila in hospital and nonhospital plumbing fixtures 1982
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Applied and Environmental Microbiology
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Appl.Environ.Microbiol.
Pub Date Free Form
May
Volume
43
Issue
5
Start Page
1104
Other Pages
1110
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LR: 20130924; GR: AI 17047/AI/NIAID NIH HHS/United States; JID: 7605801; OID: NLM: PMC244193; ppublish
Place of Publication
UNITED STATES
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0099-2240; 0099-2240
Accession Number
PMID: 7103477
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eng
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7103477
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Samples obtained from plumbing systems of hospitals, nonhospital institutions and homes were cultured for Legionella spp. by plating the samples directly on a selective medium. Swab samples were taken from the inner surfaces of faucet assemblies (aerators, spouts, and valve seats), showerheads, and shower pipes. Water and sediment were collected from the bottom of hot-water tanks. Legionella pneumophila serogroups 1, 5, and 6 were recovered from plumbing fixtures of the hospitals and nonhospital institutions and one of five homes. The legionellae (7 to 13,850 colony-forming units per ml) were also present in water and sediment from hot-water tanks maintained at 30 to 54 degrees C, but not in those maintained at 71 and 77 degrees C. Legionella micdadei was isolated from one tank. Thus legionellae are present in hot-water tanks which are maintained at warm temperatures or whose design results in warm temperatures at the bottom of the tanks. We hypothesize that hot-water tanks are a breeding site and a major source of L. pneumophila for the contamination of plumbing systems. The existence of these bacteria in the plumbing systems and tanks was not necessarily associated with disease. The extent of the hazard of this contamination needs to be delineated.
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Equipment and Supplies, Hospital, Hot Temperature, Legionella/growth & development/isolation & purification, Sanitary Engineering/instrumentation, Water Microbiology, Water Supply
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Wadowsky,R. M., Yee,R. B., Mezmar,L., Wing,E. J., Dowling,J. N.
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PMC244193
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Household cleaning activities as noningestion exposure determinants of urinary trihalomethanes 2014 Cyprus International Institute for Environmental and Public Health in association with Harvard School of Public Health, Cyprus University of Technology , Irenes 95, Limassol, 3041, Cyprus.
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Environmental science & technology
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Environ.Sci.Technol.
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48
Issue
1
Start Page
770
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780
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JID: 0213155; 0 (Drinking Water); 0 (Trihalomethanes); EIN: Environ Sci Technol. 2014 Jun 17;48(12):7196; 2013/12/06 [aheadofprint]; ppublish
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United States
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1520-5851; 0013-936X
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PMID: 24266582
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eng
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Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't; IM
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10.1021/es404220z [doi]
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24266582
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Previous epidemiological studies linking drinking water total trihalomethanes (THM) with pregnancy disorders or bladder cancer have not accounted for specific household cleaning activities that could enhance THM exposures. We examined the relation between household cleaning activities (washing dishes/clothes, mopping, toilet cleaning, and washing windows/surfaces) and urinary THM concentrations accounting for water sources, uses, and demographics. A cross-sectional study (n = 326) was conducted during the summer in Nicosia, Cyprus, linking household addresses to the geocoded public water pipe network, individual household tap water, and urinary THM measurements. Household tap water THM concentrations ranged between 3-129 mug L(-1), while the median (Q1, Q3) creatinine-adjusted urinary THM concentration in females (669 ng g(-1) (353, 1377)) was significantly (p /=36 y of age remained significant, even after adjusting for potential confounders. No significant (p > 0.05) association was observed between ingestion-based THM exposure equivalency units and urinary THM. Noningestion routes of THM exposures during performance of routine household cleaning activities were shown for the first time to exert a major influence on urinary THM levels. It is warranted that future pregnancy-birth cohorts include monitoring of noningestion household THM exposures in their study design.
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Charisiadis,P., Andra,S.S., Makris,K.C., Christodoulou,M., Christophi,C.A., Kargaki,S., Stephanou,E.G.
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20131206
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Household environmental tobacco smoke and risks of asthma, wheeze and bronchitic symptoms among children in Taiwan 2010 Institute of Preventive Medicine, College of Public Health, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan.
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Periodical, Full
Respiratory research
Periodical, Abbrev.
Respir.Res.
Pub Date Free Form
29-Jan
Volume
11
Issue
Start Page
11
Other Pages
11/11/9921
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LR: 20151119; JID: 101090633; 0 (Tobacco Smoke Pollution); OID: NLM: PMC2828425; 2009/10/15 [received]; 2010/01/29 [accepted]; 2010/01/29 [aheadofprint]; epublish
Place of Publication
England
ISSN/ISBN
1465-993X; 1465-9921
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PMID: 20113468
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eng
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Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't; IM
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10.1186/1465-9921-11-11 [doi]
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20113468
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BACKGROUND: Although studies show that maternal smoking during pregnancy increases the risks of respiratory outcomes in childhood, evidence concerning the effects of household environmental tobacco smoke (ETS) exposure remains inconsistent. METHODS: We conducted a population-based study comprised of 5,019 seventh and eighth-grade children in 14 Taiwanese communities. Questionnaire responses by parents were used to ascertain children's exposure and disease status. Logistic regression models were fitted to estimate the effects of ETS exposures on the prevalence of asthma, wheeze, and bronchitic symptoms. RESULTS: The lifetime prevalence of wheeze was 11.6% and physician-diagnosed asthma was 7.5% in our population. After adjustment for potential confounders, in utero exposure showed the strongest effect on all respiratory outcomes. Current household ETS exposure was significantly associated with increased prevalence of active asthma, ever wheeze, wheeze with nighttime awakening, and bronchitis. Maternal smoking was associated with the increased prevalence of a wide range of wheeze subcategories, serious asthma, and chronic cough, but paternal smoking had no significant effects. Although maternal smoking alone and paternal smoking alone were not independently associated with respiratory outcomes, joint exposure appeared to increase the effects. Furthermore, joint exposure to parental smoking showed a significant effect on early-onset asthma (OR, 2.01; 95% CI, 1.00-4.02), but did not show a significant effect on late-onset asthma (OR, 1.17; 95% CI, 0.36-3.87). CONCLUSION: We concluded that prenatal and household ETS exposure had significant adverse effects on respiratory health in Taiwanese children.
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Adolescent, Air Pollution, Indoor/statistics & numerical data, Asthma/epidemiology, Bronchitis/epidemiology, Child, Comorbidity, Female, Humans, Incidence, Male, Proportional Hazards Models, Respiratory Sounds, Risk Assessment, Risk Factors, Surveys and Questionnaires, Taiwan/epidemiology, Tobacco Smoke Pollution/statistics & numerical data, Young Adult
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Tsai,C. H., Huang,J. H., Hwang,B. F., Lee,Y. L.
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Date of Electronic
20100129
PMCID
PMC2828425
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Household environmental tobacco smoke exposure, respiratory symptoms and asthma in non-smoker adults: a multicentric population study from India 2006 Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India.
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The Indian journal of chest diseases & allied sciences
Periodical, Abbrev.
Indian J.Chest Dis.Allied Sci.
Pub Date Free Form
Jan-Mar
Volume
48
Issue
1
Start Page
31
Other Pages
36
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LR: 20061115; JID: 7612044; 0 (Tobacco Smoke Pollution); ppublish
Place of Publication
India
ISSN/ISBN
0377-9343; 0377-9343
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PMID: 16482949
Language
eng
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Journal Article; Multicenter Study; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't; IM
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16482949
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BACKGROUND: Exposure to environmental tobacco smoke (ETS) is a risk factor for childhood asthma. Its association with asthma in adults is less clear. METHODS: In a multicentric population study on asthma prevalence in adults, specific enquiries were made into childhood and adulthood exposure to household ETS, and its relationship with asthma diagnosis were analysed. RESULTS: From a total of 73605 respondents, 62109 were studied after excluding current or past smokers. Overall observed prevalence of asthma was 2.0% (men 1.5%,women 2.5%, p < 0.001). Of all asthma patients, history of ETS exposure was available in 48.6 percent. Prevalence of asthma in the ETS exposed subjects was higher compared to non-exposed individuals (2.2% vs 1.9%, p < 0.05). Multiple logistic regression analysis showed a higher risk of having asthma in persons who were exposed to ETS compared to those not exposed (odds ratio [OR] 1.22, 95% CI 1.08-1.38) after adjusting for age, gender, usual residence, exposure to biomass fuels and atopy. Stratification of ETS exposure revealed that exposure during childhood and both during childhood and adulthood were significantly associated with asthma prevalence. Exposure only in adulthood was not a significant risk factor (OR 1.13, 95% CI 0.95-1.33). Persons reporting combined environmental tobacco smoke exposure from parents during childhood and spouse during adulthood had highest risk of having asthma (OR 1.69, 95% CI 1.38-2.07). Environmental tobacco smoke exposure was also significantly associated with prevalence of respiratory symptoms such as wheezing, cough and breathlessness. CONCLUSIONS: Environmental tobacco smoke exposure during childhood is an important risk factor for asthma and respiratory symptoms in non-smoking adults.
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Adolescent, Adult, Aged, Asthma/epidemiology/etiology, Cough/epidemiology/etiology, Dyspnea/epidemiology/etiology, Female, Humans, India/epidemiology, Male, Middle Aged, Respiratory Sounds/etiology, Smoking, Tobacco Smoke Pollution/adverse effects/statistics & numerical data
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Gupta,D., Aggarwal,A. N., Chaudhry,K., Chhabra,S. K., D'Souza,G. A., Jindal,S. K., Katiyar,S. K., Kumar,R., Shah,B., Vijayan,V. K., Asthma Epidemiology Study Group
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How do waterpipe smoking establishments attract smokers? Implications for policy 2019
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Periodical, Full
Substance use & misuse
Periodical, Abbrev.
Subst.Use Misuse
Pub Date Free Form
Volume
54
Issue
4
Start Page
560
Other Pages
571
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DOI
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Taylor & Francis
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google
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Asfar, Taghrid, Ben Taleb, Ziyad, Osibogun, Olatokunbo, Ruano-Herreria, Estefania C, Sierra, Danielle, Ward, Kenneth D, Salloum, Ramzi G, Maziak, Wasim
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How has the availability of snus influenced cigarette smoking in Norway? 2014 The Norwegian Institute for Alcohol and Drug Research (SIRUS), P.O. Box 565, Sentrum, 0105 Oslo, Norway. il@sirus.no.; The Norwegian Institute for Alcohol and Drug Research (SIRUS), P.O. Box 565, Sentrum, 0105 Oslo, Norway. kel@sirus.no.
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International journal of environmental research and public health
Periodical, Abbrev.
Int.J.Environ.Res.Public.Health.
Pub Date Free Form
13-Nov
Volume
11
Issue
11
Start Page
11705
Other Pages
11717
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LR: 20151028; JID: 101238455; OID: NLM: PMC4245639; 2014/09/03 [received]; 2014/10/24 [revised]; 2014/11/04 [accepted]; epublish
Place of Publication
Switzerland
ISSN/ISBN
1660-4601; 1660-4601
Accession Number
PMID: 25402565
Language
eng
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Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't; IM
DOI
10.3390/ijerph111111705 [doi]
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25402565
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BACKGROUND: In Norway, low-nitrosamine smokeless tobacco (snus) is allowed to compete with cigarettes for market share. We aimed to study how the availability of snus influenced overall tobacco consumption, smoking initiation and smoking cessation. We discuss whether the Norwegian experience with snus can have any transfer value for e-cigarettes. METHODS: We analysed consumption data from registered and unregistered supply sources of tobacco. We calculated quit-smoking ratios across snus use status in nine datasets comprising a total of 19,269 ever-smokers. Trends in snus use and smoking were derived from time-series of annual; cross-sectional; nationally representative surveys for the period 1985-2013. RESULTS: The market share for snus increased from 4% in 1985 to 28% in 2012, but overall tobacco consumption decreased by 20.3% over this same period. Snus was the most common method for smoking cessation. Compared with smokers with no experience of using snus, the quit ratio for smoking was significantly higher for daily snus users in seven of the nine datasets analysed. Among young male adults, the prevalence of smoking (daily + occasional) was reduced from 50% in 1985 to 21% in 2013. Over the same period, use of snus increased from 9% to 33%. This negative correlation (r = -0.900, p
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Lund,I., Lund,K.E.
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Date of Electronic
20141113
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PMC4245639
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How Health Risks Are Pinpointed (or Not) on Social Media: The Portrayal of Waterpipe Smoking on Pinterest 2016 a Department of Social and Behavioral Health , Virginia Commonwealth University.; b Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication , University of Georgia.; c College of Nursing , University of Florida.; d Richard T. Robertson School of Media & Cultur
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Periodical, Full
Health communication
Periodical, Abbrev.
Health Commun.
Pub Date Free Form
Volume
31
Issue
6
Start Page
659
Other Pages
667
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JID: 8908762; 2015/10/29 [aheadofprint]; ppublish
Place of Publication
England
ISSN/ISBN
1532-7027; 1041-0236
Accession Number
PMID: 26512916
Language
eng
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Journal Article; IM
DOI
10.1080/10410236.2014.987468 [doi]
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26512916
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Waterpipe tobacco is among the most rapidly growing trends in tobacco smoking, the growing use and acceptance of which are taking place at a time when cigarette smoking is regarded in an increasingly negative manner (Martinasek, McDermott, & Martini, 2011). Given the health risks and the misperceptions associated with waterpipe smoking, this study focuses on how waterpipe smoking is portrayed and represented on the social media platform Pinterest. In total, 800 Pinterest pins were content analyzed. The vast majority of the sampled pins were primarily image based. More than half of the pins linked to a website external to Pinterest that often redirected the pinner to a commercial website. Waterpipe-focused pins portrayed waterpipe smoking more in a positive light than in a negative light, and conveyed a sense of pleasure, aesthetic, and relaxation, which tended to trigger more repins, likes, and higher levels of engagement. Overall, the risks of waterpipe smoking were not represented on Pinterest, indicating that the social media portrayal of waterpipe smoking needs improvement and could benefit from a public health perspective.
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Guidry,J., Jin,Y., Haddad,L., Zhang,Y., Smith,J.
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Date of Electronic
20151029
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How long does secondhand smoke remain in household air: analysis of PM2.5 data from smokers' homes 2014 Scottish Centre for Indoor Air, Respiratory Group, Division of Applied Health Sciences, University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen, UK; Center for Human Exposure Science, Institute of Occupational Medicine, Edinburgh, UK sean.semple@abdn.ac.uk.; Scottish Centre for
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Nicotine & tobacco research : official journal of the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco
Periodical, Abbrev.
Nicotine Tob.Res.
Pub Date Free Form
Oct
Volume
16
Issue
10
Start Page
1365
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1370
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CI: (c) The Author 2014; JID: 9815751; 0 (Particulate Matter); 0 (Tobacco Smoke Pollution); 2014/06/05 [aheadofprint]; ppublish
Place of Publication
England
ISSN/ISBN
1469-994X; 1462-2203
Accession Number
PMID: 24904023
Language
eng
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Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't; IM
DOI
10.1093/ntr/ntu089 [doi]
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PMID
24904023
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INTRODUCTION: More than 80% of secondhand smoke (SHS) is invisible to the human eye, and smokers are often unaware of how much SHS is produced when they smoke at home. Very little is known about how long SHS particles remain suspended in the air within household settings. METHODS: Data from a series of studies where fine particulate matter (PM2.5) concentrations were measured every minute in homes were used to identify the PM2.5 peak produced by SHS from the last cigarette smoked of the day. The time taken for this peak to reduce by 50% was calculated, as was the time between the peak and a return to the World Health Organization's (WHO) 24-hr guidance value for PM2.5 of 25 microg/m(3). RESULTS: From more than 230 days worth of 1-min resolved PM2.5 data gathered from 103 smoking households, 140 suitable peaks were identified. The median (interquartile range [IQR]) for the time for the SHS peak to decay by 50% was 55 (23-116) min, and the median (IQR) for the peak to reduce to the WHO guidance value for PM2.5 was 160 (90-313) min. CONCLUSIONS: SHS remains in household air for a considerable period after smoking a cigarette. This information is likely to be of use in public health information campaigns and in interventions to encourage smokers to make their home smoke-free.
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. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco
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Semple,S., Latif,N.
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20140605
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How popular is waterpipe tobacco smoking? Findings from internet search queries 2015 Department of Health Services Policy and Management, Arnold School of Public Health University of South Carolina, Columbia, South Carolina, USA.; Department of Health Promotion, Education, and Behavior, Arnold School of Public Health University of South C
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Periodical, Full
Tobacco control
Periodical, Abbrev.
Tob.Control
Pub Date Free Form
Sep
Volume
24
Issue
5
Start Page
509
Other Pages
513
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LR: 20150823; CI: Published by the BMJ Publishing Group Limited. For permission to use (where not already granted under a licence) please go to http://group.bmj.com/group/rights-licensing/permissions.; GR: R01 DA035160/DA/NIDA NIH HHS/United States; GR: R
Place of Publication
England
ISSN/ISBN
1468-3318; 0964-4563
Accession Number
PMID: 25052859
Language
eng
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Comparative Study; Journal Article; Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't; IM
DOI
10.1136/tobaccocontrol-2014-051675 [doi]
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25052859
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OBJECTIVES: Waterpipe tobacco smoking (WTS), a traditional tobacco consumption practice in the Middle East, is gaining popularity worldwide. Estimates of population-level interest in WTS over time are not documented. We assessed the popularity of WTS using World Wide Web search query results across four English-speaking countries. METHODS: We analysed trends in Google search queries related to WTS, comparing these trends with those for electronic cigarettes between 2004 and 2013 in Australia, Canada, the UK and the USA. Weekly search volumes were reported as percentages relative to the week with the highest volume of searches. RESULTS: Web-based searches for WTS have increased steadily since 2004 in all four countries. Search volume for WTS was higher than for e-cigarettes in three of the four nations, with the highest volume in the USA. Online searches were primarily targeted at WTS products for home use, followed by searches for WTS cafes/lounges. CONCLUSIONS: Online demand for information on WTS-related products and venues is large and increasing. Given the rise in WTS popularity, increasing evidence of exposure-related harms, and relatively lax government regulation, WTS is a serious public health concern and could reach epidemic levels in Western societies.
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Salloum,R.G., Osman,A., Maziak,W., Thrasher,J.F.
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20140722
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PMC4420726
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