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How Tobacco Smoke Causes Disease: The Biology and Behavioral Basis for Smoking-Attributable Disease
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The article was published on 2010-01-01 and is currently open access. It has received 1442 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Tobacco smoke.read more
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The Contribution of Smoking to Educational Gradients in U.S. Life Expectancy.
Jessica Y. Ho,Andrew Fenelon +1 more
TL;DR: Estimating the contribution of smoking to educational gradients in life expectancy using data on white men and women ages 50 and older from the National Longitudinal Mortality Study and the National Health Interview Survey in five periods covering the 1980s to 2006 finds that smoking makes an important contribution to education gaps in longevity for white women and men.
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It is better to be a fat ex-smoker than a thin smoker: findings from the 1997–2004 National Health Interview Survey−National Death Index linkage study
Mohammad Siahpush,Gopal K. Singh,Melissa Tibbits,Courtney A. Pinard,Raees A. Shaikh,Amy L. Yaroch +5 more
TL;DR: Overall, mortality risk is smaller in overweight or obese ex-smokers than normal-weight smokers, and smoking cessation interventions can tailor messages that highlight the greater reduction in mortality associated with quitting, compared with potential weight gain.
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Prevention and screening, brief intervention, and referral to treatment for substance use in primary care.
TL;DR: This article provides the necessary information, evidence-based recommendations, and readily available resources to help address substance use and related disorders in primary care, with special emphasis on the use of tobacco, alcohol, cannabis, and nonmedical prescription opioid medications.
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Smoking behaviour before, during, and after pregnancy: the effect of breastfeeding.
TL;DR: It is suggested that prolonged breastfeeding reduces the risk of smoking relapse and that this reduction may be persistent in time, and interventions targeting breastfeeding promotion may also indirectly support smoking cessation, even in absence of specific interventions.
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Cardiovascular Effects of Hookah Smoking: Potential Implications for Cardiovascular Risk
Mary Rezk-Hanna,Neal L. Benowitz +1 more
TL;DR: An overview on the potential impact of hookah smoking on cardiovascular health is provided, specifically the long-term consequences in the U.S. and Europe among flavored hookah tobacco users.