Smoking and Tobacco News

Almost one-third of 12th graders reported using a vaping device, and daily marijuana use is more popular than daily cigarette smoking among adolescents, according to the Monitoring the Future annual survey of eighth, 10th, and 12th grade students.

Although teenagers who smoke cigarettes are not likely to use e-cigarettes later, those who smoke e-cigarettes are more likely to smoke traditional cigarettes in the future, according to findings published in Pediatrics.

During its interim meeting, the AMA voted to advance its anti-tobacco efforts and to increase nationwide organ donation rates, calling for the development of public education programs to improve these public health issues.

A multicomponent intervention that included patient navigation and financial incentives for biochemically confirmed smoking cessation significantly increased rates of smoking cessation among adult smokers, according to findings published in JAMA Internal Medicine.

Compared with white patients, African-American patients were significantly more likely to receive smoking cessation counselling, but were significantly less likely to receive a prescription for a smoking cessation medication in primary care, according to findings published in Family Practice.

An intervention that combines brief smoking cessation advice with active referral to smoking cessation services was more effective among smokers at 6 months than only brief general advice, according to data published in JAMA Internal Medicine.

SAN DIEGO — Exposing infants with respiratory syncytial virus bronchiolitis to secondhand smoke increases their risk of inflammation, while suppressing T and B cell responses, according to a recent presentation held at IDWeek 2017.

Replacing cigarettes with e-cigarettes during a decade-long period resulted in 6.6 million fewer premature deaths, according to findings recently published in Tobacco Control.

Compared with nonsmokers, smokers were significantly more likely to develop frailty, according to 4-year data recently published in Age and Ageing.

Patients with HIV who adhere to antiretroviral therapy but smoke are significantly more likely to die from lung cancer than from AIDS-related causes; therefore, smoking cessation should be a priority in HIV care, according to research published in JAMA Internal Medicine.