Tobacco-Use Disorder

Benefit of E-Cigarettes for Quitting Smoking Unclear

It is unclear whether the addition of nicotine electronic cigarettes to counseling leads to higher rates of smoking cessation than counseling alone among adults motivated to quit.

Sleep Deprivation May Be Linked to E-Cigarette Use in Young Adults

Given the increase in recent years of e-cigarette use, researchers looked at whether this use is associated with sleep deprivation in a sample of young adults.

Young Adult Never Smokers Show Growth in E-Cigarette Use

The most notable increase in e-cigarette use from 2014 to 2018 occurred among younger-adult never smokers and near-term quitters (those who quit combustible cigarettes one to eight years before).

Electronic Cigarettes Improve Long-Term Smoking Cessation

Nicotine electronic cigarettes improve long-term smoking cessation compared with nicotine replacement therapy.

Varenicline Strongly Recommended for Smoking Cessation

Guideline offers simple practice changes that may increase effectiveness of tobacco-dependence pharmacotherapy

Tobacco Smoking May Lower Risk for Parkinson Disease While Increasing the Risk of Other Illnesses

A study found a causally protective effect of tobacco smoking on the risk of Parkinson disease.

Differences in Anxiety, Depression According to Current and Former Smoking Status

Both stable current smokers and individuals who had quit exhibited significantly less anxiety but more depression.

E-Cigarettes Associated With Increased Marijuana Use in Adolescents

Investigators noted a significant increase in the odds of concurrent and subsequent marijuana use in adolescents and young adults who used e-cigarettes.

AMA: Do Not Use Electronic Cigarettes

Americans should not use electronic cigarettes while health officials investigate cases of severe lung illness that may be linked to the devices.

In-Store E-Cigarette Marketing Influences Use in Young People

Recall of electronic nicotine delivery systems (ENDS) marketing at retail stores is associated with increased subsequent ENDS initiation among youth and young adults.