TOBACCO USE:

Anti-drinking ads: Give it to 'em straight
Snarky commentary on government ad campaigns to discourage alcohol, drug and tobacco use. the government's anti-marijuana ads are ineffective and might be making certain teens more likely to use marijuana. A 2002 study, for instance,
Better hector that patient, doc, or else
6; Randy M Torrijos and Stanton A Glantz, "The US Public Health Service 'treating tobacco use and dependence clinical practice guidelines' as a legal standard of care", Tobacco Control (British Medical Journal), Dec. 2006)
Study: Early drinking, smoking lead to alcohol problems
Sylvia YN Young, MD, MPH, of the Naval Health Research Center, San Diego, lead author, wrote that "After early age at first alcohol use, the factor most strongly associated with risky drinking was tobacco use." The study is published in
Tobacco Control Research and Education Center Suggests Malpractice
The PHS Treating Tobacco Use and Dependence CPG forms a strong basis for a legal duty, whether it is used as a tool to support expert witness testimony in traditional litigation or as a judicially noticed presumptive standard of care
Study Finds Tobacco Marketing More Than Doubles Odds of Children
The new study also has implications for policies to reduce tobacco use around the world. It shows why it is so important that nations effectively implement the new international tobacco control treaty, the Framework Convention on
Televised movie trailers: undermining restrictions on advertising
OBJECTIVE: To determine the proportion of televised movie trailers that included images of tobacco use during 1 year and the extent of youth exposure to those trailers. DESIGN: Content analysis combined with Nielsen data measuring media
[Clinical science - Extended reports] Influence of tobacco use on
The unadjusted and adjusted (age and ) odds ratio (OR) for a positive history of tobacco use and cataract was 1.72 (95% confidence interval (CI) 1.51 to 1.96) and 1.39 (95% CI 1.15 to 1.68), respectively.
LLU trains tobacco control experts in Asia
Loma Linda public health experts are concerned about the global tobacco epidemic, and their sense of responsibility extends beyond United States borders. They have turned their attention toward Southeast Asia, where tobacco use is a
Tobacco Use Among Adults — United States, 2005
Tobacco Use Among Adults — United States, 2005 Source: Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (CDC) “The findings in this report indicate that the prevalence of cigarette smoking among US adults did not change from 2004 to 2005.
Toll of Tabacco in Maryland
Male high school students who use smokeless or spit tobacco 4.4% (females use much The survey also found that 13.6 percent of high school males use spit tobacco. Other non-health costs from tobacco use include residential and

ACS :: Tobacco and Cancer
Information about the harmful effects of tobacco, quitting tips, smoking legislation, and risks for children and teens.
ACS :: Child and Teen Tobacco Use
Kids who smoke have many of the same health problems adults do, and many of the same difficulties in quitting. Get the facts about kids and tobacco.
Tobacco Control -- Collected Resources : Tobacco use
The Tobacco Deposition and Trial Testimony Archive (DATTA) project: origins, Show Tobacco use collections from other journals. * Related collections:
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Scientific knowledge about the health effects of tobacco use has increased greatly since the first Surgeon General’s report on tobacco was released in 1964.
HHS - Tobacco Cessation - You Can Quit Smoking Now!
Tobacco Cessation - You Can Quit Smoking Now! The latest information to help people quit smoking, and to help health care professionals treat tobacco use
Treating Tobacco Use and Dependence: Quick Reference Guide for
The analyses in the Clinical Practice Guideline, Treating Tobacco Use and In summary, the treatment of tobacco use and dependence presents the best
2000 Surgeon General Report - This Page Has Moved
Tobacco Information and Prevention Source (TIPS) Tobacco Control Program Guidelines & Data http://www.cdc.gov/tobacco/sgr/sgr_2000/
Treating Tobacco Use and Dependence Pathfinder
Evidence-based information on first-line pharmacologic therapies and counseling that help patients quit using tobacco is in Treating Tobacco Use and
Tobacco Use
focus area on tobacco use has 21 objectives, 8 of which are targeted for women. The goals are to prevent women from starting to use tobacco,
Brief Use of Tobacco Use and Abuse
An account of the development of the use of the drug in the western world. tobacco+use: tobacco+use