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Quit_line treatment protocols for users of non-cigarette tobacco and nicotine containing products	2015	Department of Preventive Medicine, Center for Population Sciences, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, 66 N Pauline, Suite 467, Memphis, TN 38163, USA.; Mayo Clinic, 200 First Street SW, Rochester, MN 55905, USA. Electronic address: ebbert.jon@	Read more...
Source Type Print(0) Ref Type Journal Article Periodical, Full Addictive Behaviors Periodical, Abbrev. Addict.Behav. Pub Date Free Form Jun Volume 45 Issue Start Page 259 Other Pages 262 Notes CI: Copyright (c) 2015; GR: 1 R01 HL123978-01/HL/NHLBI NIH HHS/United States; JID: 7603486; OTO: NOTNLM; 2014/10/30 [received]; 2015/01/22 [revised]; 2015/02/16 [accepted]; 2015/02/21 [aheadofprint]; ppublish Place of Publication England ISSN/ISBN 1873-6327; 0306-4603 Accession Number PMID: 25746358 Language eng SubFile Journal Article; Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural; Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.; IM DOI 10.1016/j.addbeh.2015.02.015 [doi] Output Language Unknown(0) PMID 25746358 Abstract INTRODUCTION: Use of non-cigarette tobacco and nicotine containing products (TNCPs) is increasing in the US. Telephone tobacco quit lines (QLs) are one of the most widely disseminated tools for providing cessation services to cigarette smokers, but the range of QL treatment services offered to non-cigarette TNCP users needs to be determined. METHODS: We surveyed QLs across 50 US states, Washington D.C., and Guam for the number of treatment protocols offered, products they were intended to treat, and how telephone counselors triaged patients reporting the use of non-cigarette TNCPs. RESULTS: Thirteen organizations provided US QL interventions of which eleven agreed to be interviewed regarding their treatment services (84.6%). Seven of the eleven QL providers (63.6%) used a single intervention protocol adapted to the type of non-cigarette TNCP used. Two of the eleven QLs (18.2%) referred hookah users to another provider and one QL (9.1%) referred electronic cigarette users to third party resources for cessation support; otherwise a single intervention protocol was used for all other TNCP users. Only one QL (9.1%) had a specialized protocol for smokeless tobacco users in addition to a standard protocol for all other callers. CONCLUSIONS: QL providers do not have access to tailored protocols for non-cigarette TNCP users, and it remains uncertain whether a common tobacco protocol will be efficacious for these users. Future research should both validate potential common protocols for non-cigarette TNCP users and address the need for and the development of specialized QL interventions for TNCP users to help them quit. Descriptors Links Book Title Database Publisher Elsevier Ltd Data Source Authors Linde,B.D., Ebbert,J.O., Talcott,G.W., Klesges,R.C. Original/Translated Title URL Date of Electronic 20150221 PMCID Editors
Quitline cessation counseling for young adult smokers: a randomized clinical trial	2013	Department of Pediatrics and Center for Tobacco Research and Intervention (CTRI), University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health (UWSMPH), Madison, WI 53711, USA.	Read more...
Source Type Print(0) Ref Type Journal Article Periodical, Full Nicotine & tobacco research : official journal of the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco Periodical, Abbrev. Nicotine Tob.Res. Pub Date Free Form May Volume 15 Issue 5 Start Page 932 Other Pages 941 Notes LR: 20151110; GR: 5K05CA139871/CA/NCI NIH HHS/United States; GR: 5K23DA017801/DA/NIDA NIH HHS/United States; GR: 5P50DA019706/DA/NIDA NIH HHS/United States; GR: 9P50CA143188/CA/NCI NIH HHS/United States; GR: K05 CA139871/CA/NCI NIH HHS/United States; GR: Place of Publication England ISSN/ISBN 1469-994X; 1462-2203 Accession Number PMID: 23080378 Language eng SubFile Journal Article; Randomized Controlled Trial; Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't; IM DOI 10.1093/ntr/nts227 [doi] Output Language Unknown(0) PMID 23080378 Abstract INTRODUCTION: One in 5 young adults in the United States currently smoke, and young adults are less likely than other smokers to make aided quit attempts. Telephone quitlines may be a useful tool for treating this population. This study tested a quitline-based smoking cessation intervention versus mailed self-help materials in smokers 18-24 years old. METHODS: This was a 2-group randomized clinical trial. The quitline-based counseling intervention (CI) included up to 4 proactive telephone counseling sessions; participants in the self-help (SH) group received only mailed cessation materials. Participants included 410 young adults who had smoked at least 1 cigarette in the past 30 days and who called the Wisconsin Tobacco Quit Line (WTQL) for help with quitting. Primary study outcomes included whether or not a quit date was set, whether or not a serious quit attempt was undertaken, and self-reported 7-day point-prevalence abstinence at 1-, 3-, and 6-month postenrollment. RESULTS: The CI and SH groups did not differ in the intent-to-treat abstinence analyses at any of the follow-ups. However, the CI group was significantly more likely to set a quit date at 1-month postenrollment. Follow-up response rates were low (67.8% at 1 month; 53.4% at 3 months; and 48.3% at 6 months) reflecting lower motivation to participate in this kind of research. CONCLUSIONS: Relative to self-help, quitline counseling motivated young adults to set a quit date but abstinence rates were not improved. Research is needed on how to motivate young adult smokers to seek cessation treatment including quitline services. Descriptors Links Book Title Database Publisher Data Source Authors Sims,T.H., McAfee,T., Fraser,D.L., Baker,T.B., Fiore,M.C., Smith,S.S. Original/Translated Title URL Date of Electronic 20121018 PMCID PMC3621584 Editors
Quitting activity and tobacco brand switching: findings from the ITC-4 Country Survey	2015	Department of Epidemiology & Preventive Medicine, School of Public Health & Preventive Medicine, Monash University, Victoria.	Read more...
Source Type Print(0) Ref Type Journal Article Periodical, Full Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health Periodical, Abbrev. Aust.N.Z.J.Public Health Pub Date Free Form Apr Volume 39 Issue 2 Start Page 109 Other Pages 113 Notes LR: 20160401; CI: (c) 2015; GR: P50 CA111236/CA/NCI NIH HHS/United States; GR: R01 CA100362/CA/NCI NIH HHS/United States; JID: 9611095; CIN: Aust N Z J Public Health. 2015 Apr;39(2):115. PMID: 25827184; CIN: Aust N Z J Public Health. 2015 Apr;39(2):114-5. Place of Publication Australia ISSN/ISBN 1753-6405; 1326-0200 Accession Number PMID: 25827182 Language eng SubFile Journal Article; IM DOI 10.1111/1753-6405.12323 [doi] Output Language Unknown(0) PMID 25827182 Abstract OBJECTIVE: Among Australian smokers, to examine associations between cigarette brand switching, quitting activity and possible causal directions by lagging the relationships in different directions. METHODS: Current smokers from nine waves (2002 to early 2012) of the ITC-4 Country Survey Australian dataset were surveyed. Measures were brand switching, both brand family and product type (roll-your-own versus factory-made cigarettes) reported in adjacent waves, interest in quitting, recent quit attempts, and one month sustained abstinence. RESULTS: Switching at one interval was unrelated to concurrent quit interest. Quit interest predicted switching at the following interval, but the effect disappeared once subsequent quit attempts were controlled for. Recent quit attempts more strongly predicted switching at concurrent (OR 1.34, 95%CI=1.18-1.52, p Descriptors Links Book Title Database Publisher Public Health Association of Australia Data Source Authors Cowie,G.A., Swift,E., Partos,T., Borland,R. Original/Translated Title URL Date of Electronic PMCID PMC4506928 Editors
Quitting smoking among adults--United States, 2001-2010	2011		Read more...
Source Type Print(0) Ref Type Journal Article Periodical, Full MMWR.Morbidity and mortality weekly report Periodical, Abbrev. MMWR Morb.Mortal.Wkly.Rep. Pub Date Free Form 11-Nov Volume 60 Issue 44 Start Page 1513 Other Pages 1519 Notes LR: 20120330; JID: 7802429; ppublish Place of Publication United States ISSN/ISBN 1545-861X; 0149-2195 Accession Number PMID: 22071589 Language eng SubFile Journal Article; IM DOI mm6044a2 [pii] Output Language Unknown(0) PMID 22071589 Abstract Quitting smoking is beneficial to health at any age, and cigarette smokers who quit before age 35 years have mortality rates similar to those who never smoked. From 1965 to 2010, the prevalence of cigarette smoking among adults in the United States decreased from 42.4% to 19.3%, in part because of an increase in the number who quit smoking. Since 2002, the number of former U.S. smokers has exceeded the number of current smokers. Mass media campaigns, increases in the prices of tobacco products, and smoke-free policies have been shown to increase smoking cessation. In addition, brief cessation advice by health-care providers; individual, group, and telephone counseling; and cessation medications are effective cessation treatments. To determine the prevalence of 1) current interest in quitting smoking, 2) successful recent smoking cessation, 3) recent use of cessation treatments, and 4) trends in quit attempts over a 10-year period, CDC analyzed data from the 2001--2010 National Health Interview Surveys (NHIS). This report summarizes the results of that analysis, which found that, in 2010, 68.8% of adult smokers wanted to stop smoking, 52.4% had made a quit attempt in the past year, 6.2% had recently quit, 48.3% had been advised by a health professional to quit, and 31.7% had used counseling and/or medications when they tried to quit. The prevalence of quit attempts increased during 2001--2010 among smokers aged 25--64 years, but not among other age groups. Health-care providers should identify smokers and offer them brief cessation advice at each visit; counseling and medication should be offered to patients willing to make a quit attempt. Descriptors Links Book Title Database Publisher Data Source Authors Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Original/Translated Title URL Date of Electronic PMCID Editors
Racial and ethnic differences in current use of cigarettes, cigars, and hookahs among lesbian, gay, and bisexual young adults	2011	Translational Tobacco Reduction Research Program, Mary Babb Randolph Cancer Center and Prevention Research Center, West Virginia University, PO Box 9190, Morgantown, WV 26506, USA. jblosnich@hsc.wvu.edu	Read more...
Source Type Print(0) Ref Type Journal Article Periodical, Full Nicotine & tobacco research : official journal of the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco Periodical, Abbrev. Nicotine Tob.Res. Pub Date Free Form Jun Volume 13 Issue 6 Start Page 487 Other Pages 491 Notes JID: 9815751; 2011/01/27 [aheadofprint]; ppublish Place of Publication England ISSN/ISBN 1469-994X; 1462-2203 Accession Number PMID: 21330283 Language eng SubFile Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't; IM DOI 10.1093/ntr/ntq261 [doi] Output Language Unknown(0) PMID 21330283 Abstract INTRODUCTION: Research demonstrates that lesbians, gays, and bisexuals (i.e., LGBs or sexual minorities) smoke more than their heterosexual peers, but relatively less is known about the heterogeneity within LGB populations, namely racial/ethnic differences. Moreover, smoking research on sexual minorities has focused mainly on cigarette smoking, with little attention to other forms of smoking, such as hookahs/water pipes. METHODS: Using a large national sample of college students, we examined differences by race and sexual orientation in prevalence of smoking cigarettes, cigars/cigarillos/clove cigarettes, and hookahs. RESULTS: All LGB racial groups had higher cigarette smoking prevalence than their heterosexual racial group counterparts. Significantly more White and Hispanic LGBs smoked hookahs when compared, respectively, with White and Hispanic heterosexuals. CONCLUSIONS: Given the higher prevalence of multiple forms of smoking among sexual minorities, the heterogeneity within sexual minority populations and the nuances of multiple identities (i.e., racial, ethnic, and sexual minority), targeted-if not tailored-prevention and cessation efforts are needed to address smoking disparities in these diverse communities. Prevention, intervention, and epidemiological research on smoking behaviors among college attending young adults should take into account other forms of smoking, such as hookah use. Descriptors Links Book Title Database Publisher Data Source Authors Blosnich,J.R., Jarrett,T., Horn,K. Original/Translated Title URL Date of Electronic 20110127 PMCID Editors
Racial differences in cigarette brand recognition and impact on youth smoking	2013	Stanford Prevention Research Center, Stanford University School of Medicine, 1070 Arastradero Road, Suite 300, Palo Alto, CA 94304, USA. Adauph@stanford.edu	Read more...
Source Type Print(0) Ref Type Journal Article Periodical, Full BMC public health Periodical, Abbrev. BMC Public Health Pub Date Free Form 25-Feb Volume 13 Issue Start Page 170 Other Pages 2458-13-170 Notes LR: 20150424; GR: CA-067850/CA/NCI NIH HHS/United States; GR: R01 CA067850/CA/NCI NIH HHS/United States; JID: 100968562; OID: NLM: PMC3586353; 2012/04/02 [received]; 2013/02/12 [accepted]; 2013/02/25 [aheadofprint]; epublish Place of Publication England ISSN/ISBN 1471-2458; 1471-2458 Accession Number PMID: 23442215 Language eng SubFile Journal Article; Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural; IM DOI 10.1186/1471-2458-13-170 [doi] Output Language Unknown(0) PMID 23442215 Abstract BACKGROUND: African Americans are disproportionately exposed to cigarette advertisements, particularly for menthol brands. Tobacco industry documents outline strategic efforts to promote menthol cigarettes to African Americans at the point of sale, and studies have observed more outdoor and retail menthol advertisements in neighborhoods with more African-American residents. Little research has been conducted to examine the effect of this target marketing on adolescents' recognition of cigarette brand advertising and on smoking uptake. To our knowledge, this is the first study to examine racial differences in brand recognition and to assess the prospective relationship between brand recognition and smoking uptake. METHODS: School-based surveys assessing tobacco use and environmental and social influences to smoke were administered to 6th through 9th graders (ages 11 to 15) in an urban and racially diverse California school district. The primary outcome for the cross-sectional analysis (n = 2,589) was brand recognition, measured by students' identification of masked tobacco advertisements from the point of sale. The primary outcome for the longitudinal analysis (n = 1,179) was progression from never to ever smoking within 12 months. RESULTS: At baseline, 52% of students recognized the Camel brand, 36% Marlboro, and 32% Newport. African-American students were three times more likely than others to recognize Newport (OR = 3.03, CI = 2.45, 3.74, p Descriptors Links Book Title Database Publisher Data Source Authors Dauphinee,A.L., Doxey,J.R., Schleicher,N.C., Fortmann,S.P., Henriksen,L. Original/Translated Title URL Date of Electronic 20130225 PMCID PMC3586353 Editors
Racial differences in the relationship between tobacco dependence and nicotine and carcinogen exposure	2013	Center for Tobacco Control Research and Education, University of California, San Francisco, CA 94143-1220, USA.	Read more...
Source Type Print(0) Ref Type Journal Article Periodical, Full Addiction (Abingdon, England) Periodical, Abbrev. Addiction Pub Date Free Form Mar Volume 108 Issue 3 Start Page 607 Other Pages 617 Notes LR: 20160330; CI: (c) 2012 The Authors, Addiction (c) 2012; GR: CA78603/CA/NCI NIH HHS/United States; GR: DA02277/DA/NIDA NIH HHS/United States; GR: DA12393/DA/NIDA NIH HHS/United States; GR: R01 DA002277/DA/NIDA NIH HHS/United States; GR: R25 CA113710/CA Place of Publication England ISSN/ISBN 1360-0443; 0965-2140 Accession Number PMID: 22971134 Language eng SubFile Journal Article; Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural; IM DOI 10.1111/j.1360-0443.2012.04077.x [doi] Output Language Unknown(0) PMID 22971134 Abstract AIMS: To investigate the relationships between tobacco dependence, biomarkers of nicotine and carcinogen exposure and biomarkers of nicotine and carcinogen exposure per cigarette in back and white smokers. DESIGN, SETTING AND PARTICIPANTS: A total of 204 healthy black (n = 69) and white (n = 135) smokers were enrolled into two clinical studies. MEASUREMENT: Nicotine equivalents (nicotine and its metabolites), 4-(methylnitrosamino)-1-(3)pyridyl-1-butanol (NNAL) and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (PAH) metabolites were measured in urine. The Fagerstrom Test for Nicotine Dependence (FTND) and time to first cigarette (TFC) measured tobacco dependence. FINDINGS: Average TFC and FTND for blacks and whites were not significantly different. Urine NNAL and nicotine equivalents increased with increasing FTND in whites but did not increase in blacks (race x FTND interaction, both P 15 minutes; high dependence, TFC =15 minutes), FTND and TFC were not correlated significantly with urine nicotine equivalents and carcinogen exposure in blacks. We found moderate correlations between FTND and TFC and nicotine equivalents and carcinogen exposure among whites of low dependence and non-significant correlations among whites of high dependence. CONCLUSION: In the United States, tobacco dependence measures were related linearly to nicotine intake and carcinogen exposure in white but not in black smokers. The relationship between dependence measures and tobacco biomarkers in black smokers regardless of level of dependence resembled highly dependent white smokers. Descriptors Links Book Title Database Publisher Society for the Study of Addiction Data Source Authors St Helen,G., Dempsey,D., Wilson,M., Jacob,P.,3rd, Benowitz,N.L. Original/Translated Title URL Date of Electronic 20121101 PMCID PMC3553231 Editors
Radiation cross-linked plastics: A versatile material solution for packaging, automotive, Electrotechnic and Electronics	2004	Rouif, S., IONISOS, Z.I. Les ChartiniÃ¨res, F-01120, Dagneux, France	Read more...
Source Type Print(0) Ref Type Journal Article Periodical, Full Radiation Physics and Chemistry Periodical, Abbrev. Radiat.Phys.Chem. Pub Date Free Form 2004/09 Volume 71 Issue 2-Jan Start Page 525 Other Pages 528 Notes Place of Publication ISSN/ISBN 0969-806X Accession Number Language SubFile DOI Output Language Unknown(0) PMID Abstract Used since the beginning of the 1970s for the production of halogen-free and heat-resistant cables and wires, for conditioning polyethylene hot-water pipes or for the manufacture of heat shrinkable tubes and of tyres, radiation cross-linking is developing fastly today on the scale of plastic-moulded parts, and not only by the mean of EB, but also under gamma rays. Indeed, it improves considerably the performances of a great number of plastics among thermoplastics, elastomers and thermoplastic elastomers (TPE). Radiation cross-linking reinforces the dimensional stability of polymers in chemically aggressive and high-temperature conditions. Radiation cross-linked-based engineering plastics offers OEM and end users in many branches of industry both technical and economical advantages in comparison with high-performances plastics. They constitute a technical and economical compromise between engineering plastics that failed and high-performances plastic, often over-tailored and expensive. This modern industrial technology gives way to new applications and perspectives in various sectors (packaging, automotive, electrotechnic and electronics, including connectors, surface-mounted devices, integrated circuits, 3D-MID, etc.) that are described in the paper. Descriptors elastomer, plastic, polymer, automobile industry, conference paper, cross linking, devices, electronics, integrated circuit, packaging, radiation, technology, temperature Links Book Title Database Embase Publisher Data Source Embase Authors Rouif,S. Original/Translated Title URL Date of Electronic PMCID Editors
Radioactivity concentration in liquid and solid phases of scale and sludge generated in the petroleum industry	2005	Hazin, C.A., Departamento de Energia Nuclear, UFPE, 50740-540 Recife, Brazil	Read more...
Source Type Print(0) Ref Type Journal Article Periodical, Full Journal of environmental radioactivity Periodical, Abbrev. J.Environ.Radioact. Pub Date Free Form 2005/ Volume 81 Issue 1 Start Page 47 Other Pages 54 Notes Place of Publication ISSN/ISBN 0265-931X Accession Number Language SubFile DOI Output Language Unknown(0) PMID Abstract Scales and sludge generated during oil extraction and production can contain uranium, thorium, radium and other natural radionuclides, which can cause exposure of maintenance personnel. This work shows how the oil content can influence the results of measurements of radionuclide concentration in scale and sludge. Samples were taken from a PETROBRAS unit in Northeast Brazil. They were collected directly from the inner surface of water pipes or from barrels stored in the waste storage area of the E&P unit. The oil was separated from the solids with a Soxhlet extractor by using aguarras at 90 Â± 5Â°C as solvent. Concentrations of 226Ra and 228Ra in the samples were determined before and after oil extraction by using an HPGe gamma spectrometric system. The results showed an increase in the radionuclide concentration in the solid (dry) phase, indicating that the above radionuclides concentrate mostly in the solid material. Â© 2005 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved. Descriptors oil, radioisotope, radium 226, solvent, water, article, Brazil, concentration (parameters), gamma spectrometry, liquid, petrochemical industry, radioactivity, sampling, scale up, sludge, solid, storage, surface property, temperature, tube, waste Links Book Title Database Embase; MEDLINE Publisher Data Source Embase Authors Paranhos Gazineu,M. H., De AraÃºjo,A. A., BrandÃ£o,Y. B., Hazin,C. A., Godoy,J. M. D. O. Original/Translated Title URL Date of Electronic PMCID Editors
Radioactivity levels in jurak and moasel, comparison with cigarette tobacco	1995	Abdul-Majid, S., Nuclear Engineering Dept., Faculty of Engineering, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah-21413, Saudi Arabia	Read more...
Source Type Print(0) Ref Type Journal Article Periodical, Full Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry Periodical, Abbrev. J.RADIOANAL.NUCL.CHEM. Pub Date Free Form 1995/ Volume 194 Issue 2 Start Page 371 Other Pages 377 Notes Place of Publication ISSN/ISBN 0236-5731 Accession Number Language SubFile DOI Output Language Unknown(0) PMID Abstract Jurak and moasel are tobacco products that contain, in addition to tobacco, juice of sugar cane, fruits, spices, tar and nicotine. These products are smoked by hubble-bubble, a popular smoking habit in the Middle Eastern and North African countries. Charcoal is put directly on these products during smoking and the smoke passes through water for cooling purpose before it goes to the lung, without filtering. Radioactivity levels were measured in these products, tobacco leaves, charcoal and in cigarette tobacco of most well known brand names by gamma spectrometry system consisting of HPGe detector coupled to a PC-based 8192 channel mutlichannel analyzer. The average 226Ra concentrations in jurak, moasel, tobacco leaves, charcoal and cigarette tobacco in Bq/kg were: 3.4, 1.8, 3.2, 2.9 and 7 respectively; that of 232Th were: 3.8, 2.6, 3.5, 2.2 and 7.8 respectively; that of 40K were 620, 445, 511, 163 and 876 respectively. It is expected that a jurak smoker inhales 10 times the radioactivity and a moasal smoker twice that compared to a 25 cigarette/d smoker. Descriptors charcoal, potassium 40, radium 226, thorium 232, Africa, smoking, conference paper, radioactive contamination, radioactivity, spectrometry, tobacco Links Book Title Database Embase Publisher Data Source Embase Authors Abdul-Majid,S., Kutbi,I. I., Basabrain,M. Original/Translated Title URL Date of Electronic PMCID Editors

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