scholarly journals Is Smokeless Tobacco Use an Appropriate Public Health Strategy for Reducing Societal Harm from Cigarette Smoking?

2008 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 10-24 ◽  
Author(s):  
Scott Tomar ◽  
Brion Fox ◽  
Herbert Severson
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Cigarette Smoking ◽  
Tobacco Use ◽  
Smokeless Tobacco ◽  
Public Health Strategy ◽  
Health Strategy ◽  
Smokeless Tobacco Use

scholarly journals Cigarette Smoking and Smokeless Tobacco Use among Male South Asian Migrants in the United Arab Emirates: a cross-sectional study

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Raghib Ali ◽  
Tom Loney ◽  
Mohammed Al-Houqani ◽  
Iain Blair ◽  
Faisal Aziz ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Alcohol Use ◽  
Cigarette Smoking ◽  
United Arab Emirates ◽  
Tobacco Use ◽  
South Asian ◽  
Smokeless Tobacco ◽  
Current Cigarette Smoking ◽  
Current Cigarette ◽  
Smokeless Tobacco Use

Abstract Background The prevalence of tobacco use among South Asian migrants in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) has not been evaluated. We examined the prevalence of cigarette smoking and smokeless tobacco use along with their associated factors among male South Asian migrants in the UAE.Methods A representative sample of South Asian adult migrant males was recruited in Al Ain, UAE in 2012. The sample included Indian (n=433), Pakistani (n=383) and Bangladeshi (n=559) nationalities. Prevalence and measures of association using bi-variable and multi-variable logistic regression models were used to identify correlates of tobacco use.ResultsA total of 1.375 South Asian migrant males participated in the study (response rate 76%) with a mean age of 34 years (SD ± 10). The prevalence of current cigarette smoking was 21%, 23% and 37% among participants from India, Pakistan and Bangladesh, respectively. The prevalence of current smokeless tobacco use was 6%, 12%, and 16% for Indian, Pakistani, and Bangladeshi participants, respectively. Bangladeshi nationality, hypertension, and alcohol use were significant correlates of current cigarette smoking. Increase in age, less than college level education, alcohol use and Pakistani or Bangladeshi nationality were significant correlates of exposure to smokeless tobacco.Conclusions The high prevalence of cigarette smoking and smokeless tobacco use in South Asian migrants, highlights the public health burden of tobacco use in migrant populations in the UAE. Public health measures are needed to address tobacco use in migrant population.

Assessing quality-adjusted years of life lost associated with exclusive cigarette smoking and smokeless tobacco use

2021 ◽  
pp. 106707
Author(s):  
Xin Xu ◽  
Leah Fiacco ◽  
Brian Rostron ◽  
Ghada Homsi ◽  
Esther Salazar ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cigarette Smoking ◽  
Tobacco Use ◽  
Smokeless Tobacco ◽  
Years Of Life Lost ◽  
Smokeless Tobacco Use

scholarly journals Public Health Implications of Smokeless Tobacco Use as a Harm Reduction Strategy

2006 ◽  
Vol 96 (11) ◽  
pp. 1934-1939 ◽  
Author(s):  
David A. Savitz ◽  
Roger E. Meyer ◽  
Jason M. Tanzer ◽  
Sidney S. Mirvish ◽  
Freddi Lewin
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Harm Reduction ◽  
Tobacco Use ◽  
Smokeless Tobacco ◽  
Reduction Strategy ◽  
Health Implications ◽  
Harm Reduction Strategy ◽  
Smokeless Tobacco Use

scholarly journals Do Socioeconomic Risk Factors for Cigarette Smoking Extend to Smokeless Tobacco Use?

2015 ◽  
Vol 18 (5) ◽  
pp. 869-873 ◽  
Author(s):  
Thomas J. White ◽  
Ryan Redner ◽  
Janice Y. Bunn ◽  
Stephen T. Higgins
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Cigarette Smoking ◽  
Tobacco Use ◽  
Smokeless Tobacco ◽  
Smokeless Tobacco Use ◽  
Socioeconomic Risk ◽  
Socioeconomic Risk Factors

Overweight and perception of overweight as predictors of smokeless tobacco use and of cigarette smoking in a cohort of Swedish adolescents

Addiction ◽  
2009 ◽  
Vol 104 (4) ◽  
pp. 661-668 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maria Paola Caria ◽  
Rino Bellocco ◽  
Antonella Zambon ◽  
Nicholas J. Horton ◽  
Maria Rosaria Galanti
Keyword(s):  
Cigarette Smoking ◽  
Tobacco Use ◽  
Smokeless Tobacco ◽  
Smokeless Tobacco Use

Most smokeless tobacco use does not cause cigarette smoking: Results from the 2000 National Household Survey on Drug Abuse

2005 ◽  
Vol 30 (2) ◽  
pp. 325-336 ◽  
Author(s):  
Richard J. O'Connor ◽  
Lynn T. Kozlowski ◽  
Brian P. Flaherty ◽  
Beth Quinio Edwards
Keyword(s):  
Drug Abuse ◽  
Cigarette Smoking ◽  
Tobacco Use ◽  
Smokeless Tobacco ◽  
Household Survey ◽  
National Household Survey ◽  
Smokeless Tobacco Use

scholarly journals Smoke-Free Ordinances and Policies Protect Youth, but Ordinances Appear to Have Little Impact on Non-Combustible Tobacco Use

Children ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 6 (3) ◽  
pp. 44
Author(s):  
Nell Valentine ◽  
Emily McClelland ◽  
Robert McMillen
Keyword(s):  
High School Students ◽  
Cigarette Smoking ◽  
Tobacco Use ◽  
Smokeless Tobacco ◽  
Cigarette Use ◽  
Lower Prevalence ◽  
Tobacco Products ◽  
Shs Exposure ◽  
Smokeless Tobacco Use ◽  
Cigar Smoking

Smoke-free ordinances and policies protect youth from exposure to secondhand smoke (SHS) and cigarette use. This study investigated whether smoke-free ordinances also protect youth from the use of other tobacco products. We compared the prevalence of SHS exposure, cigarette smoking, cigar smoking, smokeless tobacco use, and e-cigarette use among high school students living in a municipality with or without a smoke-free ordinance and in homes with and without smoke-free policies. Data were analyzed using the 2017 Mississippi Youth Tobacco Survey (n = 1923). Smoke-free ordinances were found to be associated with lower prevalence of SHS exposure (41.9% vs. 51.5%), cigarette smoking (5.1% vs. 11.4%), and cigar smoking (7.2% vs. 10.9%). There were no differences in smokeless tobacco use (6.6% vs. 6.5%) or e-cigarette use (11.2% vs 12.1%). Smoke-free homes were associated with lower prevalence of SHS exposure (38.0% vs 74.6%), cigarette smoking (4.8% vs. 17.6%), cigar smoking (6.4% vs. 16.4%), smokeless tobacco use (4.9% vs. 13.2%), and e-cigarette use (9.6% vs. 19.5%), p < 0.05 for all comparisons. The results suggest that smoke-free ordinances and policies protect against exposure to tobacco smoke and use of combustible tobacco products, but smoke-free ordinances do not protect from smokeless tobacco and e-cigarette use. Tobacco-free, rather than smoke-free, ordinances might offer more protection.

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