Much of the research we publish relates to questions of cause and effect. In an ideal world, we would subject these questions ...

Background Following California’s statewide law prohibiting the sale of flavoured tobacco products, some cigarette brands ...

Correspondence to Thuy TT Le, Department of Health Management and Policy, University of Michigan School of Public Health, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA; thuyttle{at}umich.edu Background Menthol cigarettes ...

Objectives To monitor trends in under-reporting of smoking in Italy over the last two decades. Methods A total of 9 representative population-based surveys on smoking conducted in Italy in 1990 and ...

Correspondence to: Charles W Warren PhD, Office on Smoking and Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 4770 Buford Hwy NE, MS-K50, Atlanta, GA 30341-3717 USA; wcw1{at}cdc.gov In December ...

Introduction Electronic nicotine delivery systems (ENDS) arguably pose fewer health risks than smoking, yet many smokers adopt ENDS without fully relinquishing smoking. Known as ‘dual use’, this ...

Correspondence to Carlos Manuel Guerrero-López, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA; mces.carlos.guerrero{at}gmail.com Background Albania has one of the highest ...

This paper investigates hypotheses regarding the cause of the recent apparent increase in young adult smoking, compares trends in smoking among young adults with trends in the use of other substances, ...

Introduction The present study examined the influence of flavouring on the smoking and vaping behaviour of cigarette smokers asked to adopt e-cigarettes for a period of 6 weeks. Methods Participants ...

To inform regulatory policy, this article summarises findings on inhalation facilitation from the ninth report of the WHO Study Group on Tobacco Product Regulation. Some additives counteract the ...

Background ‘Ice’ e-cigarette flavours—marketed as a combination of fruity/sweet and cooling flavours (eg, ‘blueberry ice’ or ‘melon ice’)—recently entered the US market. The prevalence and correlates ...