Smoking and Tobacco News

Nicotine pouches are the latest tobacco trend physicians need to know about, and they should adjust screening methods accordingly, according to experts.

Adolescents in the United States with symptoms of ADHD had a higher likelihood of using tobacco and other nicotine-based products, results from a cohort study published in JAMA Network Open showed.

Children living in homes with adults who smoked cannabis were 5 times more likely to have cannabis biomarkers in their urine compared with children in households without reported cannabis use, according to a study in JAMA Network Open.

Pain may influence cancer survivors’ decisions to use tobacco or cannabis, according to results of a retrospective analysis.

The adjusted risk for COPD was elevated among adults who identified as regular cigarette smokers before age 15 years, according to results published in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Diseases: Journal of the COPD Foundation.

Smoking patterns during preconception, pregnancy and the postpartum period vary based on maternal age, race and ethnicity, geographical location and insurance type, according to a research letter published in JAMA Network Open.

The FDA announced it has authorized the marketing of 20 Zyn nicotine pouch products, citing their greater health benefits vs. cigarettes and other tobacco products.

The FDA has proposed limiting the level of nicotine in cigarettes and other combusted tobacco products like cigars and pipe tobacco to make them “minimally or nonaddictive,” according to a press release from the agency.

Integrated care involving medication and intensive counseling showed effectiveness for smoking cessation among adults undergoing screening for lung cancer, the results of a randomized clinical trial showed.