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Cross-ancestry genetic investigation of schizophrenia, cannabis use disorder, and tobacco smoking
Individuals with schizophrenia frequently experience co-occurring substance use, including tobacco smoking and heavy cannabis use, and substance use...
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Nicotine Use Disorder
Nicotine use disorder is a growing problem among older adults. It is a chronic and relapsing condition and contributes significantly to morbidity and...
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Nicotine Dependence and Tobacco Use Disorder Treatment
This chapter discusses treatments for tobacco use disorder, nicotine addiction, and smoking cessation. Though tobacco use and smoking rates have...
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Multi-ancestry meta-analysis of tobacco use disorder identifies 461 potential risk genes and reveals associations with multiple health outcomes
Tobacco use disorder (TUD) is the most prevalent substance use disorder in the world. Genetic factors influence smoking behaviours and although...
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Tobacco Use and Dependence
Tobacco use and dependence remains the number one preventable cause of disease and death. While smoking rates have dropped significantly over the...
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Stimulant Use Disorder
Treatment of stimulant use disorders is a growing public health concern in all age-groups, with older adults facing unique challenges and...
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Cannabis Use Disorder
Cannabis is among the most frequently used illicit substances in the geriatric population, and its use continues to increase in frequency. Cannabis...
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Alcohol Use Disorder
Alcohol use disorder (AUD) is prevalent worldwide, with an estimated lifetime prevalence of 20% in the United States. AUD poses a personal and public...
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Tobacco, Alcohol, and Drug Use Among Young Adults with Serious Mental Illness
To inform early intervention, this study describes correlates of substance use among young people with serious mental illness (SMI) enrolled in...
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Adverse Effects of Tobacco Products (Cigarettes, E-Cigarettes, Hookah, Smokeless Tobacco) Use on Health
Tobacco is the leading cause of preventable disease, disability, and death. Worldwide, more than 7 million deaths per year are attributed to tobacco...
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Tobacco-Cannabis Co-use and Risk of Substance Use Problems Among Black and Hispanic Adolescent and Young Adult Females in New York City
Tobacco-cannabis co-use is more common than exclusive cannabis use and is linked to more severe tobacco and cannabis health consequences. We assessed...
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Polygenic scores for tobacco use provide insights into systemic health risks in a diverse EHR-linked biobank in Los Angeles
Tobacco use is a major risk factor for many diseases and is heavily influenced by environmental factors with significant underlying genetic...
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Tobacco Use and Transplantation
Tobacco use is a serious public health concern not only because of its impact on health leading to need for transplant but also because it can remain...
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Determining the impact of cannabis use and severity on tobacco cessation outcomes: study protocol for a prospective tobacco treatment trial
BackgroundSeveral evidence-based tobacco cessation treatment strategies exist, though significant barriers to cessation remain which must be...
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Screening for Tobacco and Cannabis Use by General Practitioners: A French Nationwide Representative Survey
Screening is a crucial step in the cascade of care for people who smoke tobacco or cannabis. In France, general practitioners (GPs) are considered a...
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The Association of Untreated Mental Health Problems with Alcohol and Tobacco use Among New York City Taxi Drivers
Objectives: Mental disorders and substance use disorders are highly comorbid. The “self-medication hypothesis” posits that individuals may use...
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Discrimination and Tobacco Use Outcomes Among US Adults: Effect Modification by Race/Ethnicity
IntroductionRacial/ethnic discrimination (hereafter, discrimination) is associated with tobacco use. However, little is known about the relationship...
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Current Patterns of Tobacco Use and Health Disparities
In recent years, the decline in tobacco use in the USA has been uneven across demographics, with certain marginalized groups seeing marked...
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Disorders Due to Substance Use: Nicotine (Including Tobacco and Va**)
Tobacco use disorders (TUD) or nicotine dependence (ND) are the most common substance use disorders in the United States and across the globe, and...