Article
Health Care Sciences & Services
Belinda Borrelli, Romano Endrighi, Shira Dunsiger, Andrew M. Busch, Beth C. Bock, Patricia Markham Risica, Rosemary B. Hughes, Thomas Lasater
Summary: This study examines the association between activity engagement and variables important for smoking cessation among individuals with mobility impairments (MI). The findings suggest that engaging in valued activities is associated with reduced smoking, depression, negative affect, and stress, as well as increased positive affect and self-efficacy to quit smoking. Additionally, activity restriction is linked to a higher risk of major depression, while activity replacement is associated with a lower risk of major depression, lower stress, and increased positive affect and self-efficacy.
DISABILITY AND HEALTH JOURNAL
(2023)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Janaki Kumari Timilsina, Bimala Bhatta, Amrit Devkota
Summary: This study found that nicotine dependence is a significant public health problem in low- and middle-income countries like Nepal. Factors such as age, age of initiating smoking, expenditure on tobacco products, reason for starting smoking, and intention to quit smoking are associated with nicotine dependence.
Article
Substance Abuse
Israel Agaku, Catherine O. Egbe, Olalekan Ayo-Yusuf
Summary: The study showed that in South Africa, there is a high belief among e-cigarette users that e-cigarettes can help smokers quit or cut down on smoking. However, the actual data indicates that the use of e-cigarettes is associated with lower odds of sustained quitting and higher odds of relapse among smokers who have tried to quit.
Article
Health Care Sciences & Services
Jennifer B. McClure, Jaimee L. Heffner, Chloe Krakauer, Sophia Mun, Predrag Klasnja, Sheryl L. Catz
Summary: This study aimed to assess the feasibility, acceptability, and potential impact of a novel mHealth app for ambivalent smokers. The results showed that the enhanced care version of the app, which combined best-practice cessation advice with self-paced exercises, was associated with greater engagement and evidence of behavior change.
JMIR MHEALTH AND UHEALTH
(2023)
Article
Medicine, General & Internal
Makoto Miyara, Florence Tubach, Valerie Pourcher, Capucine Morelot-Panzini, Julie Pernet, Julien Haroche, Said Lebbah, Elise Morawiec, Guy Gorochov, Eric Caumes, Pierre Hausfater, Alain Combes, Thomas Similowski, Zahir Amoura
Summary: This study investigated the smoking status of COVID-19 patients and found a lower smoking rate among patients compared to the general population in France.
FRONTIERS IN MEDICINE
(2022)
Article
Neurosciences
Katharina Schmidt, Julian Kleine-Borgmann, Katrin Scharmach, Diana Muessgens, Sigrid Elsenbruch, Ulrike Bingel, Katarina Forkmann
Summary: Visceral pain is more salient and emotionally intense than somatic pain, leading to higher levels of fear. This fMRI study found that visceral pain reduces neural activity in areas involved in visual processing and memory encoding, affecting cognitive functions.
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Amanual Getnet Mersha, Parivash Eftekhari, Michelle Kennedy, Gillian Sandra Gould
Summary: This study evaluated the rate and factors associated with successful quitting among individuals who used smoking cessation medications in Australia. Adherence to medication and smoke-free homes were strongly associated with quitting.
PREVENTIVE MEDICINE REPORTS
(2023)
Article
Substance Abuse
Stefanie L. Kunas, Heiner Stuke, Andreas Heinz, Andreas Strohle, Felix Bermpohl
Summary: This study aimed to investigate differences in reward and threat processing between quitting-motivated tobacco use disorder subjects and never-smokers. The findings suggest that individuals with tobacco use disorder exhibit altered brain reward processing towards drug-related positive cues, but not negative cues, compared to never smokers.
Article
Substance Abuse
Stefanie L. Kunas, Heiner Stuke, Irene S. Plank, Ebba M. Laing, Felix Bermpohl, Andreas Strohle
Summary: This study investigated the down-regulation of craving in individuals with tobacco use disorder (TUD) and found that there were no general deficits compared to never-smokers (NS) or specific alterations between drug-related and non-drug-related cues. However, heavy smokers may show deficits in cognitive down-regulation of craving processes.
PSYCHOLOGY OF ADDICTIVE BEHAVIORS
(2022)
Article
Substance Abuse
Bingliang Lin, Li Xie, Xiaoyun Xie, Yongfu Yan, Luge Zhang, Lin Xiao
Summary: This study examined the quitting behaviors of female smokers in smoking cessation clinics (SCCs) in China and identified predictors of successful cessation. The 7-day point prevalence of abstinence rate (PPAR) at 1 month and 3 months follow-up and the continuous abstinence rate (CAR) at 3 months follow-up were reported. The study found that readiness to quit, intervention model, region of residence, age, employment status, perceived health status, and nicotine dependence were independent predictors of quitting for female smokers.
TOBACCO INDUCED DISEASES
(2023)
Article
Substance Abuse
Michael Le Grande, James Balmford, Ron Borland, Ann McNeill
Summary: This study examines the impact of continued nicotine use through vaping on perceived well-being among recent ex-smokers. The findings suggest that vapers may experience improved stress management and perceived day-to-day health compared to nicotine abstainers in the short term. However, smokers who switched to vaping between waves were more likely to report depression symptoms, while vapers who remained quit between waves reported improved stress management.
NICOTINE & TOBACCO RESEARCH
(2023)
Article
Immunology
Lili Zhang, Shady Abohashem, Michael T. Osborne, Nicki Naddaf, Rebecca Park, Kelvin Moore, Tomas Patrich, Steven G. Deeks, Priscilla Y. Hsue, Ahmed A. Tawakol
Summary: In individuals living with HIV, lower socioeconomic status was found to be independently associated with higher leukopoietic activity, circulating markers of inflammation, and arterial inflammation. The link between socioeconomic status and arterial inflammation was mediated by increased systemic inflammation.
JAIDS-JOURNAL OF ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROMES
(2021)
Article
Critical Care Medicine
Alen Faiz, Rashad M. Mahbub, Fia Sabrina Boedijono, Milan I. Tomassen, Wierd Kooistra, Wim Timens, Martijn Nawijn, Philip M. Hansbro, Matt D. Johansen, Simon D. Pouwels, Irene H. Heijink, Florian Massip, Maria Stella de Biase, Roland F. Schwarz, Ian M. Adcock, Kian F. Chung, Anne van der Does, Pieter S. Hiemstra, Helene Goulaouic, Heming Xing, Raolat Abdulai, Emanuele de Rinaldis, Danen Cunoosamy, Sivan Harel, David Lederer, Michael C. Nivens, Peter A. Wark, Huib A. M. Kerstjens, Machteld N. Hylkema, Corry-Anke Brandsma, Maarten van den Berge
Summary: Smoking leads to a decrease in IL-33 expression at the gene and protein level, possibly due to a reduction in resting basal cells. These findings may explain why anti-IL-33 treatment is more effective in former smokers with COPD.
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF RESPIRATORY AND CRITICAL CARE MEDICINE
(2023)
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Faris A. Alshahrani, Firas K. Alqarawi, Montaser N. Alqutub, Abdulrahman M. AlMubarak, Eman M. AlHamdan, Samar Al-Saleh, Paras Ahmad, Fahim Vohra, Tariq Abduljabbar
Summary: The study found significant differences in self-perceived pain, clinical and radiographic parameters, and biomarker levels between smokers and non-smokers with or without peri-implantitis. Smokers with peri-implantitis had higher levels of proinflammatory biomarkers compared to non-smokers with and without peri-implantitis.
APPLIED SCIENCES-BASEL
(2021)
Article
Psychology, Clinical
Pieter Van Dessel, Helen Tibboel
Summary: This study found that cigarette pack warnings with general testimonies from former smokers have a positive impact on smokers' smoking behavior, quit intentions, self-efficacy, and other cognitive determinants. The effects of these warnings were comparable across different warning types, with some small differences in outcome expectancies and craving changes. This suggests that warnings with general testimonies could be a valuable addition to current cigarette pack health warnings.
BRITISH JOURNAL OF HEALTH PSYCHOLOGY
(2021)
Article
Substance Abuse
Bryan W. Heckman, K. Michael Cummings, Georges J. Nahas, Marc C. Willemsen, Richard J. O'Connor, Ron Borland, Alexander A. Hirsch, Warren K. Bickel, Matthew J. Carpenter
NICOTINE & TOBACCO RESEARCH
(2019)
Article
Substance Abuse
Tracy T. Smith, Amy E. Wahlquist, Bryan W. Heckman, K. Michael Cummings, Matthew J. Carpenter
NICOTINE & TOBACCO RESEARCH
(2020)
Article
Substance Abuse
Rachel L. Tomko, Michael E. Saladin, Nathaniel L. Baker, Erin A. McClure, Matthew J. Carpenter, Viswanathan R. Ramakrishnan, Bryan W. Heckman, Jennifer M. Wray, Katherine T. Foster, Stephen T. Tiffany, Christopher L. Metts, Kevin M. Gray
NICOTINE & TOBACCO RESEARCH
(2020)
Article
Psychology, Biological
Jessica M. Powers, Bryan W. Heckman, Lisa R. LaRowe, Joseph W. Ditre
EXPERIMENTAL AND CLINICAL PSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY
(2020)
Article
Substance Abuse
Kai-Wen Cheng, Ce Shang, Hye Myung Lee, Frank J. Chaloupka, Geoffrey T. Fong, Ron Borland, Bryan W. Heckman, Sara C. Hitchman, Richard J. O'Connor, David T. Levy, K. Michael Cummings
Summary: The study compared the prices of nicotine vaping products and supplies with cigarettes among current users. Disposable NVPs were pricier than combustible cigarettes in England, USA, and Canada, while prefilled cartridges were higher in USA and CA but lower in EN and Australia. E-liquid prices were consistently lower than cigarettes across all four countries.
Article
Psychology, Biological
Roberta Freitas-Lemos, Jeffrey S. Stein, Derek A. Pope, Jeremiah Brown, Marc Feinstein, Kelsey M. Stamborski, Allison N. Tegge, Bryan W. Heckman, Warren K. Bickel
Summary: This study used the Experimental Tobacco Marketplace to examine the effect of workplace policies and nicotine concentrations on tobacco product consumption. The results showed that allowing e-cigarette use in the workplace increased demand for e-liquid, regardless of nicotine strength, while conventional cigarette demand remained unchanged. The study suggests that e-cigarette policies have a stimulus control effect on purchasing behavior, but are not substitutive for traditional cigarettes.
EXPERIMENTAL AND CLINICAL PSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY
(2022)
Article
Substance Abuse
Nicholas J. Felicione, Brian Vincent Fix, Ann McNeill, K. Michael Cummings, Maciej Lukasz Goniewicz, David Hammond, Ron Borland, Bryan W. Heckman, Maansi Bansal-Travers, Shannon Gravely, Sara C. Hitchman, David T. Levy, Geoffrey T. Fong, Richard O'Connor
Summary: Most vapers continued using the same vaping device and features over 18 months. Differences in NVP types and features were observed between countries, suggesting that differing NVP regulations affect consumer choices regarding the type of vaping device to use.
Article
Substance Abuse
Jessica M. Powers, Stephen A. Maisto, Michal J. Zvolensky, Bryan W. Heckman, Joseph W. Ditre
Summary: The study found that pain is likely an important risk factor for the initiation and maintenance of cigarette and e-cigarette use. Pain severity is associated with a higher likelihood and faster trajectory of co-using cigarettes and e-cigarettes. Among adults, greater pain severity is positively associated with e-cigarette use, cigarette smoking, and co-use of cigarettes and e-cigarettes. The prevalence of cigarette and e-cigarette use is almost two times higher among adults with moderate or severe pain compared to those with no or low pain.
NICOTINE & TOBACCO RESEARCH
(2023)
Article
Substance Abuse
Roberta Freitas-Lemos, Jeffrey S. Stein, Allison N. Tegge, Brent A. Kaplan, Bryan W. Heckman, K. Michael Cummings, Warren K. Bickel
Summary: The study found that banning vaping products may shift consumer preference towards purchasing in the illegal marketplace, but imposing penalties on consumer behavior may effectively prevent illicit trade. E-cigarette users are more susceptible to the effects of bans.
NICOTINE & TOBACCO RESEARCH
(2021)
Article
Substance Abuse
Joseph W. Ditre, Bryan W. Heckman, Lisa R. LaRowe, Jessica M. Powers
Summary: The study found that pain status can predict smoking cessation outcomes, with indirect associations between pain, confidence in quitting, and nicotine withdrawal. Smokers with pain are less likely to initiate a quit attempt and maintain smoking abstinence, indicating unique barriers to quitting for this population.
NICOTINE & TOBACCO RESEARCH
(2021)
Article
Substance Abuse
David T. Levy, K. Michael Cummings, Bryan W. Heckman, Yameng Li, Zhe Yuan, Tracy T. Smith, Rafael Meza
Summary: This study reveals that cigarette manufacturers were aware of the harmful and addictive nature of cigarettes before 1964 and have had the technical capability to lower nicotine content for decades. The model projected that implementing a standard in 1965 could have prevented 21 million smoking attributable deaths (54% reduction) and 272 million lost life-years (64% reduction) from 1965 to 2064.
NICOTINE & TOBACCO RESEARCH
(2021)
Article
Substance Abuse
Derek A. Pope, Lindsey Poe, Jeffrey S. Stein, Brent A. Kaplan, William B. DeHart, Alexandra M. Mellis, Bryan W. Heckman, Leonard H. Epstein, Frank J. Chaloupka, Warren K. Bickel
NICOTINE & TOBACCO RESEARCH
(2020)
Article
Substance Abuse
Jessica M. Powers, Lisa R. LaRowe, Bryan W. Heckman, Joseph W. Ditre
PSYCHOLOGY OF ADDICTIVE BEHAVIORS
(2020)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Georges J. Nahhas, Sebrena Brink, Maansi Bansal-Travers, Richard R. O'Connor, Bryan Heckman, Anthony Alberg, K. Michael Cummings
TOBACCO REGULATORY SCIENCE
(2019)
Article
Psychology, Clinical
Bryan W. Heckman, K. Michael Cummings, Jonathan J. K. Stoltman, Jennifer Dahne, Ron Borland, Geoffrey T. Fong, Matthew J. Carpenter
BEHAVIOUR RESEARCH AND THERAPY
(2019)