Rates of smoking among people living with HIV are greater than the number of people who smoke within the general population.

This article, published in the Journal of Nicotine and Tobacco, examines the smoking patterns and behaviours of people living with HIV and who are receiving care in Uganda. 

The researchers recruited 777 individuals over the course of one year and collected information on their date of birth, sex, education, and marital status, self-reported data on the number of years since HIV diagnosis, ART status, stress levels, other substance use and smoking status.

Results from...

Resumen

Introducción: la atención es un proceso básico relacionado con el comportamiento adictivo. En fumadores, los estímulos asociados al consumo son relevantes debido a que están presentes en el inicio y en la consolidación del hábito tabáquico. Por ello, para contribuir en la comprensión de las conductas adictivas con medidas objetivas, se presenta un estudio sobre atención a través de técnicas de seguimiento ocular que apoya el proceso clínico de las personas que buscan dejar de fumar.

Objetivo: estudiar el sesgo atencional con imágenes relacionadas con el consumo de tabaco en...

Background:

Rates of smoking among those with serious mental illness (SMI) are two to three times higher than for the general population. Smoking is rarely addressed in mental health settings. Innovative outreach and treatment strategies are needed to address these disparities. The current study is a pilot study of the feasibility and acceptability of a chronic care model of tobacco cessation treatment implemented in outpatient psychiatry clinics.

Methods:

Participants were recruited from two outpatient psychiatric clinics and randomly assigned to intervention (counseling and nicotine...

Background:

Smoking is still prevalent among people with substance use disorders. The objective of this study was to investigate the prevalence of smoking among patients in treatment for substance use disorders and to analyze the effect of smoking both at baseline and follow-up on drop-out, mental health and quality of life.

Methods:

One hundred and twenty-eight inpatients (26% female), mainly with alcohol use disorder, staying at three different rehabilitation clinics in Eastern Norway, were interviewed at admission, and at 6 weeks and 6 months follow-up. The interview contained mental...

Source: 

Kim SH, Jeong SH, Park E, Jang S. Association of Cigarette Type Initially Smoked With Suicidal Behaviors Among Adolescents in Korea From 2015 to 2018. JAMA Netw Open. 2021;4(4):e218803. doi:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2021.8803

Abstract

Importance  Assessment of whether past electronic cigarette (e-cigarette) use or initiating smoking with e-cigarettes is associated with suicidal behaviors among adolescents is needed to inform future research and public health interventions.

Objective  To evaluate the association between starting smoking with e-cigarettes or conventional...