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Environmental Sciences
Georg E. Matt, Ashley L. Merianos, Lara Stone, Chase Wullenweber, Penelope J. E. Quintana, Eunha Hoh, Nathan G. Dodder, Nicolas Lopez Galvez, E. Melinda Mahabee-Gittens
Summary: This study found that hand nicotine levels provide additional insights into children's exposure to tobacco smoke pollutants than reported child TSE and urinary biomarkers. Changes in hand nicotine levels show that consistent home smoking bans in homes of children of smokers can lower THS exposure. Hand nicotine levels may be influenced by the environmental settings in which they are collected.
ENVIRONMENT INTERNATIONAL
(2023)
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Construction & Building Technology
Akinkunmi Paul Okekunle, Jeffery Osahon Asowata, Babatunde Adedokun, Onoja Matthew Akpa
Summary: The study revealed that secondhand smoke exposure is associated with dyslipidemia, with higher risk among women and older adults. Primary interventions targeting the reduction of secondhand smoke exposure may help in lowering the odds of dyslipidemia.
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Economics
Michael A. Catalano, Donna B. Gilleskie
Summary: This study found that full smoking bans can reduce national smoking prevalence over time, especially among younger demographic groups, and also decrease environmental tobacco smoke exposure for nonsmokers. However, full bans have no significant impact on smoking intensity among smokers. Partial bans do not significantly affect smoking prevalence, and may even increase smoking intensity among daily smokers.
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Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Pete Driezen, Pamela Kaufman, Michael Chaiton, Samantha Goodman, David Hammond
Summary: According to a study in 2019, a significant percentage of residents in Canada, legal US states, and illegal US states reported exposure to secondhand cannabis smoke (SHCS) in their homes. The study also found that multiunit housing had a high incidence of SHCS incursions. Factors associated with incursions indicated qualitative differences between multiunit housing reporting incursions and those that did not. The findings suggest the importance of implementing smoke-free policies in multiunit housing to protect residents from involuntary exposure to secondhand smoke.
PREVENTIVE MEDICINE
(2022)
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Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Masayuki Teramoto, Hiroyasu Iso, Kenji Wakai, Akiko Tamakoshi
Summary: In this study, secondhand smoke exposure during childhood was associated with an increased risk of pancreatic cancer mortality in adulthood, but not with the overall cancer risk or risk of other smoking-related cancers.
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF EPIDEMIOLOGY
(2022)
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Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Qi Zhang, Guowei Zeng, Xiaowei Wang, Kai-Hong Wu
Summary: The study found that high levels of secondhand smoke exposure were associated with an increased risk of hypertension, as well as a strong positive association with systolic blood pressure and a negative association with diastolic blood pressure. The nonlinear model results showed a significant association between secondhand smoke and systolic blood pressure.
ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH AND PREVENTIVE MEDICINE
(2021)
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Environmental Sciences
Laurel E. Curry, Ashley L. Feld, Todd Rogers, Ellen M. Coats, James Nonnemaker, Elizabeth Anker, Christina Ortega-Peluso, Haven Battles
Summary: This study assessed the changes in smoking behavior and secondhand smoke exposure after the implementation of the HUD rule in federally subsidized public housing. The results showed evidence of policy compliance, reduced smoking behavior and secondhand smoke exposure, but there are still challenges.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH
(2022)
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Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Sara Schiavone, Carrie Anderson, Ute Mons, Volker Winkler
Summary: The study found that countries with extensive or complete smoking bans had lower likelihood of SHS exposure in restaurants and bars compared to those with partial bans. Additionally, SHS exposure in restaurants and bars decreased significantly between 2014 and 2017.
PREVENTIVE MEDICINE
(2022)
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Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Surekha Kishore, Vandana Shah, Om Prakash Bera, U. Venkatesh, Rakesh Kakkar, Pradeep Aggarwal, Pankaj Bhardwaj, C. M. Singh, Chetna Maliye, Suneela R. Garg, Geetha Menon, Puneet Misra, Shival Kishore Verma, C. O. V. I. D. S. H. S. Study Grp COVID SHS Study Grp
Summary: This study confirms that secondhand smoke is an independent risk factor for COVID-19 infection, severity, and mortality.
FRONTIERS IN PUBLIC HEALTH
(2023)
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Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
T. M. Skipina, N. Patel, B. Upadhya, E. Z. Soliman
Summary: This study found an association between secondhand smoke exposure and abnormal P-wave axis, with possible effect modification by ethnicity and obesity.
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Environmental Sciences
Therese Burkhardt, Max Scherer, Gerhard Scherer, Nikola Pluym, Till Weber, Marike Kolossa-Gehring
Summary: Regulations and legislative amendments in Germany since 2002, focusing on non-smoker protection, have led to a decline in secondhand tobacco smoke (SHS) exposure. This study analyzed 510 24-hour urine samples from 1995 to 2019 and found a significant decrease in cotinine and certain polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) levels, indicating the impact of smoking bans and regulations. Human biomonitoring is crucial for assessing chemical exposure, evaluating regulatory effectiveness, and informing public health policies.
ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH
(2023)
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Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Haruna Kawachi, Masayuki Teramoto, Isao Muraki, Kokoro Shirai, Kazumasa Yamagishi, Akiko Tamakoshi, Hiroyasu Iso
Summary: This study examined the association between childhood secondhand smoke exposure and the risk of respiratory disease mortality among non-smoking adults. The findings suggest that living with three or more smoking family members during childhood is associated with an increased risk of respiratory disease-related mortality in adulthood among women.
JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH
(2023)
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Substance Abuse
Touchanun Komonpaisarn
Summary: This study estimated the economic cost of smoking and secondhand smoke exposure at home in Thailand for the first time. The total economic cost from both types of tobacco exposure amounted to US$2.98 billion in 2017, equivalent to 17.41% of Thailand's current health expenditure or 0.65% of its gross domestic product. The findings highlight the substantial economic burden imposed by smoking in Thailand and call for prompt responses from public health agencies to implement effective tobacco control policies.
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Substance Abuse
Nick Wilson, Amanda C. Jones, George W. Thomson
Summary: Despite New Zealand's smoke-free goal, the majority of its airports have deficient smoke-free policies. There is a need to make airport grounds entirely smoke-free.
Review
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Marta K. Rado, Famke J. M. Molenberg, Lauren E. H. Westenberg, Aziz Sheikh, Christopher Millett, Alex Burdorf, Frank J. van Lenthe, Jasper Been
Summary: This study investigated the effects of smoke-free policies in outdoor areas and semi-private or private places on tobacco smoke exposure (TSE) and respiratory health in children. Findings suggest that smoke-free car policies are associated with reductions in reported child TSE in cars, which could lead to respiratory health benefits. Few additional studies evaluated the impact of smoke-free policies on children's TSE or health outcomes in other places, indicating a need for further research in this area.
LANCET PUBLIC HEALTH
(2021)