Epidemiology and Etiology

Effect of Propylene Glycol and Vegetable Glycerine Ratio in E-Liquid on Aerosol Formation: Overview of Relevant Properties

Scientific article

15 May 2022

BACKGROUND: Electronic nicotine delivery systems (ENDS) generate an aerosol by vaporising e-liquids that usually consist of propylene glycol (PG), vegetable glycerine (VG), and other ingredients (water, nicotine, and flavours). The chemical...

Patterns of Heated Tobacco Product Use Among Czech Adult Tobacco Users in 2020: An Online Survey

Scientific article

11 April 2022

BACKGROUND: Heated tobacco products represent a new phenomenon, called novel tobacco products, and one that is not unique to the Czech market. These are electronic tobacco heating and aerosol-producing devices. Although studies on the...

European Web Survey on Drugs 2021: Emerging findings in Lebanon

Book

The European Web Survey on Drugs1 collected data during March and May 2021 from people who use drugs, are aged 18 or older, and live in 21 EU and 9 non-EU countries including Lebanon. In this period, the populations in many European and...

Changes in Smoking Cessation–Related Behaviors Among US Adults During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Scientific article

Key Points Question Did smoking cessation–related behaviours change during the COVID-19 pandemic in the US? Findings This cross-sectional study among 788 008 US adult smokers found that the annual prevalence of past-year quit attempts...

Symposium on gender and drugs

22 November 2022

Lisbon

Portugal

Date: 22 November 2022, 9.00 to 17.00 Lisbon time
Location: LxAddictions conference site

National Roundtable on a Completed Study on the Prevalence of New Psychoactive Substances

ISSUP Webinar

23 August 2022

We invite specialists of the Ministry of Health of the Republic of Kazakhstan, the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Republic of Kazakhstan, the Kazakh Scientific Center of Dermatology and Infectious Diseases, representatives of UNODC, UNAIDS, non-governmental organizations, heads and doctors of regional Mental Health Centers.

National Roundtable on the Completed Prevalence Study on New Psychoactive Substances

23 August 2022

Nur-Sultan

Kazakhstan

We invite specialists of the Ministry of Health of the Republic of Kazakhstan, the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Republic of Kazakhstan, the Kazakh Scientific Center of Dermatology and Infectious Diseases, representatives of the UNODC, UNAIDS, non-governmental organizations, heads and doctors of regional mental health Centers.

Associations Between Canada's Cannabis Legalization and Emergency Department Presentations for Transient Cannabis-Induced Psychosis and Schizophrenia Conditions: Ontario and Alberta, 2015–2019

Scientific article

12 January 2022

Abstract Objective Cannabis legalization in many jurisdictions worldwide has raised concerns that such legislation might increase the burden of transient and persistent psychotic illnesses in society. Our study aimed to address this issue...

Assessment of Patterns in e-Cigarette Use Among Adults in the US, 2017-2020

Scientific article

22 July 2022

Abstract Importance Updated data on the patterns of e-cigarette use among adults in the US are needed. Objective To examine recent patterns in current and daily e-cigarette use among US adults. Design, Setting, and Participants This...

Use of e-cigarettes among young people in Great Britain, 2022

Leaflet, Infographic, Fact sheet, Poster

Summary of key findings The evolving youth use of e-cigarettes in Britain is monitored using the ASH Smokefree GB survey of 11-18 year olds 2013-2022 (see Appendix 2 for methodology), in the context of changes in tobacco use and the...