Background Tobacco dependence is the key barrier to successful smoking cessation.
However, little is known about its prevalence, sociodemographic characteristics and …

Background The association between socioeconomic status (SES) and smoking behaviors
may differ across countries. This study aimed to estimate the association between …

Background The US Food and Drug Administration has established a policy of substantially
discounting the health benefits of reduced smoking in its evaluation of proposed regulations …

Aims: To find out the level of nicotine dependence and it correlates among adolescents.
Settings and Design: A community-based, cross-sectional, observational study was …

Background Nicotine is a highly addictive substance present in tobacco. This study was
conducted to assess the level of nicotine dependence among smokers and smokeless …

Background: Tobacco is the significant cause of preventable death worldwide. The
prevalence of smoking in India is 13.3%. Among the chemical constituents in the cigarette …

Background: There is very little evidence globally on tobacco use and nicotine dependence
among civilian populations affected by armed conflict, despite key vulnerability factors …

Background: Tobacco kills half of its users, with smoking and smokeless tobacco killing
nearly 6 million people worldwide–one death every 6 s in each year. Use of tobacco over …

Background This study examines how nicotine dependence is distributed across
socioeconomic gradients in rural Yunnan province, which has the most ethnic minorities in …

Background Nicotine dependence, also known as tobacco dependence, is a common
chronic disease and a major risk factor for chronic respiratory diseases. The present study …