USPSTF: Behavioral Interventions Likely Prevent Tobacco Use
The USPSTF concludes that primary care-feasible behavioral interventions have a moderate net benefit for preventing tobacco use in children.
Cigarette Smoking
Smoking Not Causally Related to Suicidal Ideation or Attempts
Smoking has shown a positive dose-response relationship with suicide-related behaviors after controlling for potential confounding factors such as psychiatric symptoms and alcohol consumption.
Pharmacotherapy for Smoking Cessation in Adults With Neuropsychiatric Illness
Varenicline is approved by the FDA for use as a smoking cessation aid.
CDC: E-cigarette Smoking Rates Up Among U.S. Adolescents
The rate of cigarette smoking and premarital sex is down, however, as is soda consumption and illegal use of prescription drugs.
Link Between Genetic Variation, Lifetime Cannabis Use Found
Approximately 30% of users exhibit signs of marijuana abuse or dependence.
Which Came First, the Cigarette or the Psychiatric Diagnosis?
University of Washington Tobacco Scholar Joseph Cerimele, MD, MPH, discusses the relationship between smoking and psychiatric illness.
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