21 May 2013
This environmental telephone interview scan was designed to identify: (1) how hospitals in one Canadian province incorporated tobacco use identification/documentation systems into practice; and, (2) challenges/issues with tobacco identification/docum...
2 July 2020
Up to 95% of women who use other substances also smoke tobacco during pregnancy. Challenging psychosocial circumstances and other barriers that contribute to high levels of tobacco dependence result in few quitting successfully. This case report desc...
13 October 2019
Background: Smoking is among the most preventable causes of death globally. Tobacco cessation can lessen the number of potential deaths. The China Tobacco Cessation Guidelines encourage medical staff to perform the 5As (Ask, Advise, Assess, Assist, A...
Background and Objectives: Substance use disorders (SUDs) affect millions worldwide. Despite increasing drug use, treatment options remain limited. Psychedelic-assisted therapy (PAT), integrating psychedelic substances with psychotherapy, offers a pr...
Objective: To synthesize the current evidence on the cardiovascular effects of electronic cigarettes (ECs) in young adults (18–30 years), distinguishing between acute and chronic exposure, and comparing their effects to conventional tobacco (CT...
Ambient air pollution’s health impacts are well documented, yet the domestic environment remains underexplored. We aimed to compare indoor versus outdoor (I/O) air quality and estimate the association between indoor/ambient fine particulate mat...
The increasing use of e-cigarettes (ECs) has raised public health concerns due to the observed cytotoxic effects in both in vitro and in vivo studies. Infants and young children, being particularly vulnerable groups, exhibit heightened susceptibility...
Background: About half of the population in developing countries are exposed to indoor pollution such as combustion fuels at present. Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is one of the leading causes of mortality globally and the primary caus...
Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is the most frequent liver cancer with high lethality and low five-year survival rates leading to a substantial worldwide burden for healthcare systems. HCC initiation and progression are favored by different etiologica...
Background: attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and Alzheimer’s disease (AD) are distinct neurological conditions that may share genetic and molecular underpinnings. ADHD, a neurodevelopmental disorder, affects approximately 5% of c...