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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.

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Nicotine and carbon monoxide exposure from inhalation of cigarillo smoke

TL;DR: The smoking pattern and exposure profile indicate that dual users inhale cigarillo smoke just as they inhale cigarette smoke thereby exposing themselves to considerable amounts of nicotine and other components of tobacco smoke.
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The Role of Nitrosamine (NNK) in Breast Cancer Carcinogenesis.

TL;DR: This mini-review summarizes the role of NNK and the mechanisms of its receptor, nicotine acetylcholine receptor (nAChR), signaling in breast cancer based on publications identified using the keywords “secondhand smoke (SHS)”, “Nitrosamines” and “breast cancer”.
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Shisha Smoking Practices, Use Reasons, Attitudes, Health Effects and Intentions to Quit among Shisha Smokers in Malaysia

TL;DR: Shisha users with a duration of smoking of 6–12 months and 6 months and below were significantly more likely to have a higher proportion who intend quitting smoking than shisha users of more than 12 months duration.
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Systematic review and meta-analysis of opioid antagonists for smoking cessation

TL;DR: The findings indicate no beneficial effect of naltrexone alone or as an adjunct to NRT on short-term or long-term smoking abstinence and further trials may narrow the confidence limits, they are unlikely to appreciably alter the conclusion.
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The influence of smoking habits on cadmium and lead blood levels in the Serbian adult people.

TL;DR: The present study confirmed higher blood levels of two toxic metals, cadmium and lead, in the blood of smokers and highlighted the importance of the controlled tobacco production, since it was shown that consumption of illicit tobacco could manifold the exposure to toxic metals that can subsequently increase the frequency of related diseases.