Michèle Tremblay

TL;DR: Symptoms of nicotine dependence develop soon after first puff and can precede monthly, weekly and daily smoking, and cessation interventions that manage dependence symptoms may be needed soon afterFirst puff.

TL;DR: Although minimal clinical intervention may increase smoking abstinence, there is insufficient evidence to draw strong conclusions regarding its efficacy, and intensive behavioural interventions result in substantial increases in smoking abstinence compared with control.

TL;DR: Adolescents are able to provide self-reports of symptoms of dependence that are consistent with a theoretically driven conceptualization of nicotine dependence and the HONC demonstrates content validity among adolescents but could be improved through removal of the item related to depression on withdrawal and possibly addition of items related to stress and appetite.

TL;DR: The Nicotine Dependence in Teens (NDIT) study is a prospective cohort investigation of 1294 students recruited in 1999-2000 from all grade 7 classes in a convenience sample of 10 high schools in Montreal, Canada to study the natural course and determinants of cigarette smoking and nicotine dependence in novice smokers.

TL;DR: Water-pipe users may represent an advantaged group of young people with the leisure time, resources, and opportunity to use water-pipes and are required to equip the public to make informed decisions about water-pipe use.