Download or read book Examining Hookah Use Among U S College Students written by Yen Tzu Chen and published by . This book was released on 2014 with total page 44 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Hookah smoking has become a popular form of tobacco use among college students. However, there is limited research exploring the risk factors associated with hookah use among this population. This study examined two risk factors, harm perceptions and beliefs about government evaluation of hookah, associated with current use of hookah among 18-24 year old college students, and looked at differences between current hookah users and non-users on cigarette smoking status, various demographic characteristics, and the two risk factors (harm perceptions and beliefs). Participants were 5,028 university students aged 18-24 (M age = 20.5 years; 59.6% female) from seven public universities within a larger university system. Students completed an online survey, which assessed their knowledge, beliefs, and behaviors related to hookah use. In this sample, 10.8% of participants reported current or past 30-day hookah use. There were differences between current hookah users and non-users on cigarette smoking status, gender, race/ethnicity, harm perceptions, as well as beliefs about government evaluation of hookah. Cigarette smokers, males, non-Hispanic White students, students reporting lower harm perceptions regarding hookah use, and those who believed the government evaluates hookah for safety were significantly more likely than their peers to be current hookah users. Results from a logistic regression analysis indicated that after controlling for cigarette smoking status, gender, and race/ethnicity, harm perceptions of hookah use, but not beliefs about government safety evaluation of hookah, was associated with an increased likelihood of current hookah use. Cigarette smoking was the strongest correlate of current hookah use; current cigarette smokers were seven times more likely than non-smokers to have used hookah in the past 30 days. Findings point to the necessity of educating college students, particularly cigarette smokers, about the dangers of hookah use. Additionally, tobacco prevention and cessation programs should be implemented in order to reduce initiation and continued use, and it is important to educate college student smokers about the dangers of dual use of this product with cigarettes.

Download or read book Hookah s New Popularity Among US College Students written by Libby N. Brockman and published by . This book was released on 2013 with total page 19 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: (1) To confirm the prevalence of hookah use among US college students. (2) To identify substances commonly smoked in hookahs and other substance use characteristics of hookah smokers. (3) Given the powerful influence of Facebook and its potential role in promoting behaviors, to assess the prevalence of hookah references on Facebook profiles. Cross sectional study. Two large US universities; www.Facebook.com. Participants: 307 Facebook profiles were coded and 216 of these profile owners completed an online survey. On average, participants were 18.8 years old (SD=0.7), female (54%), Caucasian (70.4%), and approximately half were from each university. Outcome measures: Lifetime and frequency of hookah use, substance smoked in hookah, cigarette and marijuana use, hookah references displayed on Facebook. 27.8% of participants endorsed hookah use; there were no significant differences between age, gender, race, or university for hookah use. Hookah users reported smoking tobacco (78%), hashish (12%) and both tobacco and marijuana/hashish (10%) in their hookah. Compared to non-hookah smokers, hookah smokers were more likely to report using cigarettes (OR=3.41,95%CI=1.2-9.64) and marijuana (OR=15.01,95%CI= 6.5-34.65). Hookah references were present on 5% of Facebook profiles. More than one quarter of college students smoke hookah. Most smoke tobacco in their hookah, and hookah smoking is associated with polysubstance use. Some hookah users reference this behavior on Facebook. Hookah may present new risks for nicotine addiction in this population.

Download or read book The SAGE Handbook of Drug Alcohol Studies written by Kim Wolff and published by SAGE. This book was released on 2016-10-18 with total page 840 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With contributions from leading international academics across the biological sciences, this handbook takes a critical look at the key contemporary issues and debates in the field. The 31 chapters are divided into four parts: Part I Determination of Substance Misuse Part II PK and PD in Relation to Patterns of Use Part III Detection and Treatment of Drug and Alcohol Use Part IV Controversies and New Approaches This Handbook is an excellent reference text for the growing number of academics, students, scientists and practitioners in the drug and alcohol studies community, and will be a vital resource to the allied professions involved in work-place drug testing, clinical toxicology, and forensic science.

Download or read book Alcohol Use Disorders written by Hiram E. Fitzgerald and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2018 with total page 401 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Machine generated contents note: -- Part I. Alcohol Use Disorders: Perspectives from Developmental Psychopathology and Developmental Science -- Chapter 1. Developmental Science, Alcohol Use Disorders and the Risk-Resilience Continuum -- Leon Puttler, Robert A. Zucker, and Hiram E. Fitzgerald -- Chapter 2. A Developmental Psychopathology Perspective on Substance Use: Illustrations from the Study of Child Maltreatment -- Dante Cicchetti and Fred Rogosch -- Chapter 3. Multifinality, Equifinality and the Heterogeneity of Alcoholism. -- Andrea Hussong, Drew Rothenberg, Ruth K. Smith, and Maleeha Haroon -- Part II. Alcohol Use Disorders: Developmental Neurobiology and Early Organization of Risk -- Chapter 4. A Developmental Perspective on the Genetic Basis of Substance Use and Abuse -- Elisa Trucoo, Gabriel L. Schlomer, and Brian Hicks -- Chapter 5. Alcohol Used Disorder: Role of Epigenetics -- Igor Ponomarev -- Chapter 6: Brain Functional Contributors to Vulnerability for Substance Abuse: -- Mary M. Heitzeg -- Part III. Alcohol Use Disorders: Developmental Transitions from Infancy to Adolescence -- Chapter 7. Etiological processes for substance use disorders beginning in infancy -- Rena D. Eiden -- Chapter 8. Sleep Problems during the Preschool Years and Beyond as a Marker of Risk and Resilience in Substance Use? -- Maria Wong -- Chapter 9. Self-regulation, Behavioral Inhibition, and Risk for Alcoholism and Substance Use Disorders. -- Joel T. Nigg -- Chapter 10: A Framework for Studying Parental Socialization of Child and Adolescent Substance Use. -- John Donovan -- Chapter 11: Alcohol and Youth: Evaluations of Developmental Impact -- Guadalupe A. Bacio, Ty Brumback and Sandra A. Brown -- Part IV. Alcohol and Substance Use Disorders: Developmental Transitions from Adolescence to Emergent Adulthood -- Chapter12: Substance Use and Abuse during Adolescence and the Transition to Adulthood are Developmental Phenomena: Conceptual and Empirical Considerations. -- John Schulenberg, Julie Maslowsky, and Justin Jager -- Chapter 13. Who Is Using Alternative Tobacco Products and Why? Research on Adolescents and Young Adults -- Alexandra Loukas and Deepti Agarwal -- Chapter 14. Developmental Perspectives on Cigarette Smoking: Findings from the IU Smoking Survey -- Laurie Chassin, Clark Presson, Jonathan T. Macy and Steven J. Sherman -- Chapter 15: Alcohol Use and Consequences across Developmental Transitions during College and Beyond -- James R. Ashenhurst and Kim Fromme -- Chapter 16. Developmental Transitions and College Binge Drinking: Why Parents Still Matter. -- Michael Ichiyama, Kayla Swart, Annie Wescott, Sarah Harrison, and Kelly Birch -- Chapter 17. Personality Processes Related to the Development and Resolution of Alcohol Use Disorders: A Long and Continually Evolving Story -- Kenneth Sher, Andrew Littlefield, and Matthew Lee -- strongPart V. Alcohol Use Disorders and Marital Relationships -- Chapter 18: Developmental Transitions and Emergent Causative Influences: Intimacy, Influence, and Alcohol Problems over the Early Years of Marriage. -- Ash Levitt and Kenneth Leonard -- Chapter 19: Social Psychology of Alcohol Involvement, Marital Dissolution, and Marital Interaction Processes across Multiple Time Scales -- James A. Cranford and Catharine E. Fairbarn -- strongPart VI. Developmental Designs: Methodological and Statistical Innovations -- Chapter 20. Integrative Data Analysis from a Unifying Research Synthesis Perspective -- Eun-Young Mun, and Anne E. Ray -- Chapter 21. New Statistical Methods Inspired by Data Collected from Alcohol and Substance Abuse Research. -- Anne Buu and Runze Li -- Index

Download or read book WHO study group on tobacco product regulation Report on the scientific basis of tobacco product regulation written by World Health Organization and published by World Health Organization. This book was released on 2018-08-31 with total page 275 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Prevalence of Tobacco Use Among African American College Students written by Michael David Celestin and published by . This book was released on 2003 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This study examined factors that may protect African-American young adults in college from early onset of cigarette smoking, and factors that may place them at risk for cigarette smoking, using the framework of the Social Cognitive Theory. It was hypothesized that existing regulation of smoking, positive attitude toward academics and school connectedness would be related to low cigarette-smoking rates, while exposure to pro-tobacco promotions would be related to high cigarette smoking rates. A convenience sample of 576 undergraduates at Dillard University of New Orleans completed a Harvard College Alcohol Study survey. Forty six percent (n=269) completed the survey. Ninetyone percent were African American, and 13% of them were ever-smokers. Chi Square analysis was used to test for a statistically significant difference in response rates between ever-smokers and non-smokers. Results indicated no significant differences between respondents for any outcome measures. The Social Cognitive Theory constructs were not supported by the findings. The results of this study do not support any of the hypotheses. The Social Cognitive Theory constructs used to examine the hypotheses are not supported by the findings. Future studies should address the limitations of this research by using a random sampling technique, sampling across all academic classification levels, and assessing the validity and reliability of the Harvard College Alcohol Study survey measures for cigarette smoking.

Download or read book Marketing Management written by Luca M. Visconti and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2020-05-04 with total page 686 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Culture pervades consumption and marketing activity in ways that potentially benefit marketing managers. This book provides a comprehensive account of cultural knowledge and skills useful in strategic marketing management. In making these cultural concepts and frameworks accessible and in discussing how to use them, this edited textbook goes beyond the identification of historical, sociocultural, and political factors impinging upon consumer cultures and their effects on market outcomes. This fully updated and restructured new edition provides two new introductory chapters on culture and marketing practice and improved pedagogy, to give a deeper understanding of how culture pervades consumption and marketing phenomena; the way market meanings are made, circulated, and negotiated; and the environmental, ethical, experiential, social, and symbolic implications of consumption and marketing. The authors highlight the benefits that managers can reap from applying interpretive cultural approaches across the realm of strategic marketing activities including: market segmentation, product and brand positioning, market research, pricing, product development, advertising, and retail distribution. Global contributions are grounded in the authors’ primary research with a range of companies including Cadbury’s Flake, Dior, Dove, General Motors, HOM, Hummer, Kjaer Group, Le Bon Coin, Mama Shelter, Mecca Cola, Prada, SignBank, and the Twilight community. This edited volume, which compiles the work of 58 scholars from 14 countries, delivers a truly innovative, multinationally focused marketing management textbook. Marketing Management: A Cultural Perspective is a timely and relevant learning resource for marketing students, lecturers, and managers across the world.

Download or read book Handbook of Attitudes Volume 2 Applications written by Dolores Albarracin and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2018-10-10 with total page 610 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Attitudes are evaluations of people, places, things, and ideas. They help us to navigate through a complex world. They provide guidance for decisions about which products to buy, how to travel to work, or where to go on vacation. They color our perceptions of others. Carefully crafted interventions can change attitudes and behavior. Yet attitudes, beliefs, and behavior are often formed and changed in casual social exchanges. The mere perception that other people—say, rich people— favor something may be sufficient to make another person favor it. People’s own actions also influence their attitudes, such that they adjust to be more supportive of the actions. People’s belief systems even change to align with and support their preferences, which at its extreme is a form of denial for which people lack awareness. These two volumes of The Handbook of Attitudes provide authoritative, critical surveys of theory and research about attitudes, beliefs, persuasion, and behavior from key authors in these areas. This second volume covers applications to measurement, behavior prediction, and interventions in the areas of cancer, HIV, substance use, diet, and exercise, as well as in politics, intergroup relations, aggression, migrations, advertising, accounting, education, and the environment.

Download or read book Examining Tobacco Use Policy Awareness and Policy Support at the Intersection of Gender and Race written by Rachel Ross and published by . This book was released on 2022 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Use of tobacco products among college students continue to rise across the United States, leading many post-secondary institutions to adopt 100% tobacco-free policies. Disparities in tobacco use and policy support are perpetuated by racism and sexism and can be further exacerbated by one’s racial or gender identity. This cross-sectional study utilizes an intersectionality framework to analyze responses of students enrolled at the University of Washington in the Fall of 2020 or the Fall of 2021 to determine how gender and race intersect to influence tobacco use, policy awareness, and policy support. Using responses from an online survey, 16 logistic regression analyses were conducted. The study showed that there was a significant association between gender and policy support (p=0.001), as well as gender and past 30-day tobacco use (p=0.015); females were more likely to support tobacco policies and less likely to report recent tobacco use. The only significant gender x race interaction was for policy awareness regarding hookah use (p=0.03); females, who identified as a race other than white, were more likely to properly identify policy regulations related to hookahs. We recommend that UW develops targeted messaging strategies to address unique risk factors among student groups to gain support of policy changes, as well as improve the clarity, placement, and promotion of tobacco policies on campus to address low overall awareness of current policies. Future research efforts should include additional sociodemographic factors that have been shown to contribute to disparities in tobacco use and policy support, such as sexual orientation and socioeconomic status, to identify the need for strategies that provide appropriate support for these groups on campus.

Download or read book Deeming Tobacco Products to Be Subject to the Federal Food Drug and Cosmetic Act as Amended by the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Us Food and Drug Administration Regulation Fda 2018 Edition written by The Law The Law Library and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2018-09-12 with total page 260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Deeming Tobacco Products To Be Subject to the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, as Amended by the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control (US Food and Drug Administration Regulation) (FDA) (2018 Edition) The Law Library presents the complete text of the Deeming Tobacco Products To Be Subject to the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, as Amended by the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control (US Food and Drug Administration Regulation) (FDA) (2018 Edition). Updated as of May 29, 2018 The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is issuing this final rule to deem products meeting the statutory definition of "tobacco product," except accessories of the newly deemed tobacco products, to be subject to the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (the FD&C Act), as amended by the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act (Tobacco Control Act). The Tobacco Control Act provides FDA authority to regulate cigarettes, cigarette tobacco, roll-your-own tobacco, smokeless tobacco, and any other tobacco products that the Agency by regulation deems to be subject to the law. With this final rule, FDA is extending the Agency's "tobacco product" authorities in the FD&C Act to all other categories of products that meet the statutory definition of "tobacco product" in the FD&C Act, except accessories of such newly deemed tobacco products. This final rule also prohibits the sale of "covered tobacco products" to individuals under the age of 18 and requires the display of health warnings on cigarette tobacco, roll-your own tobacco, and covered tobacco product packages and in advertisements. FDA is taking this action to reduce the death and disease from tobacco products. In accordance with the Tobacco Control Act, we consider and intend the extension of our authorities over tobacco products and the various requirements and prohibitions established by this rule to be severable. This book contains: - The complete text of the Deeming Tobacco Products To Be Subject to the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, as Amended by the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control (US Food and Drug Administration Regulation) (FDA) (2018 Edition) - A table of contents with the page number of each section

Download or read book Epidemiology of Nicotine Use Among Adolescents and Young Adults in the United States written by Jessica Braymiller and published by . This book was released on 2019 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 2014, electronic nicotine delivery systems (ENDS, also referred to as vaping or e-cigarette use) surpassed combustible cigarettes as the most commonly used tobacco product among youth. This is a critical public health concern as early onset of ENDS use has been linked to subsequent initiation of cigarettes and other tobacco products. Among adolescents and young adults who have used tobacco, the use of two or more products is also quite common. However, detailed information regarding specific patterns and trends in use within the context of increasingly popular ENDS is lacking. The current dissertation aimed to address this critical gap in three ways. First, chapter one reviews the distinguishing features of a variety of vaping devices, as well as the correlates and consequences associated with their use among adolescents and young adults. Next, chapters two and three empirically examine national patterns and age-trends in the use of ENDS and other nicotine delivery systems. Finally, sociodemographic differences in these patterns and trends, as well as the association between nicotine and marijuana use, are examined. The first empirical study examined nuanced age-trends in recent combustible cigarette, ENDS, and hookah use continuously from ages 14 to 24. Age-varying associations between marijuana use and each tobacco product were also examined. Data were from Wave 3 of the Population Assessment of Tobacco and Health (PATH) Study. The prevalence of past 30-day cigarette, ENDS, hookah, and marijuana use followed distinct age-trends. Cigarette and ENDS use were also significantly related to recent marijuana use across most ages. The association between ENDS and marijuana use was strongest at ages 14 and 15, whereas the association between cigarette and marijuana use was strongest at age 17. Age-varying prevalence estimates, as well as the age-varying association between ENDS and marijuana, differed by sex and race/ethnicity. The second empirical study examined patterns and transitions in lifetime nicotine use among young adults ages 18 to 24 using latent class and latent transition analysis (LCA, LTA). Data were from Wave 1 and Wave 2 of the PATH Study. LCA demonstrated that young adults were best represented by five distinct patterns of use: ENDS Only (2%), Hookah Only (10%), Cigarettes Only (19%), Combustibles Only (23%), and Poly, No Smokeless (45%). Differences in latent class membership emerged based on sex and race/ethnicity; the proportion of males and NH white young adults were highest in the ENDS only, Combustibles Only, and Poly, No Smokeless classes. Young adults who had ever used marijuana were also more prevalent within the Combustibles Only and Poly, No Smokeless classes. Young adults in the Combustibles Only class at Wave 1 had a 31% chance of starting to use ENDS by Wave 2. Young adults in the Poly, No Hookah class at Wave 1 had an 11% chance of starting to use hookah by Wave 2. Overall, this dissertation highlights the importance of research examining ENDS, polytobacco, and marijuana use among young people. Innovative statistical techniques provided added insight into who is at risk for using specific nicotine delivery systems at what age, as well as the factors contributing to polytobacco use and co-use with other drugs. Detailed information of this kind is necessary in order to prevent nicotine addiction and the associated health consequences, and to reduce overall burden of nicotine-related illnesses on the United States.

Download or read book Hookah and College Students written by Samir Ranjit Jani and published by . This book was released on 2009 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Purpose: We intended to determine the prevalence, frequency, beliefs, and physician discussion rate of hookah among students. We concurrently aimed to survey physicians to determine their hookah knowledge and self-reported hookah discussion rate. Ultimately, we hoped to originate useful educational materials for both groups. Methods: We surveyed a random sample of undergraduate students at an urban university. We employed logistic regression modeling to ascertain variables associated with hookah users versus non-users and frequent hookah smokers versus rare smokers. Results: Out of 375 subjects, 13 (3.5%) were hookah naïve. 78 (20.8%) had never tried hookah while 284 (75.7%) smoked hookah. 64 students (22.6%) reported smoking hookah at least several times a month. 17 students (4.7%; 95% CI = 2.52%, 6.88%) reported a physician asking about hookah. In adjusted logistic regression models, individuals who believed hookah was healthier than cigarettes (OR = 2.193, 95% CI = 1.220, 3.942) and smoked marijuana (OR = 3.530, 95% CI = 1.837, 6.782) were significantly associated with being more likely to smoke hookah than non-users. Self-reported cigarette smoking (OR = 2.762, 95% CI = 1.430, 5.337) was the only variable associated with frequent hookah users. Out of 19 physicians surveyed, 1 (5.3%) reported asking patients about hookah, 6 (31.6%) never heard about hookah, and 18 (94.7%) expressed the desire to learn more. Conclusions: Smoking hookah is highly prevalent among college students partly because many do not know the health consequences. Simultaneously, many physicians do not know or ask about hookah. Useful educational resources will be valuable.

Download or read book The Tobacco Epidemic written by R. Loddenkemper and published by Karger Medical and Scientific Publishers. This book was released on 2015-03-13 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This completely revised and enlarged 2nd edition of The Tobacco Epidemic provides a comprehensive update of the clinical, public health and political aspects of tobacco smoking. Since its 1st edition in 1997, knowledge on the health hazards of tobacco and nicotine addiction has increased considerably, but recent data has shown that the global problem has become more aggravated in low- and middle-income countries: if current trends continue, tobacco smoking will be responsible for the deaths of 1 billion people in the 21st century. Written by outstanding international experts, the book covers the history of tobacco production and use, the economics of tobacco use and control, as well as the health consequences of active and passive smoking in both adults and children. Special chapters discuss the impact of media, movies and TV on tobacco consumption in young people, the patterns and predictors of smoking cessation in the general population and in different social subgroups, and initiatives supported by the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control. Readers will find the latest information on how nicotine dependence is treated with nicotine replacement products, what role health care professionals play in helping smokers to quit and what effects smoke-free environments, advertising bans and price increases have on smoking prevalence. The potential harms and benefits of smokeless tobacco, waterpipe tobacco smoking and electronic cigarettes are also evaluated. This book is a must-read for anyone in the medical profession who treats patients with smoking-related diseases and for those engaged in tobacco control. It will also be appreciated by interested nonmedical readers like journalists and legislators.

Download or read book E Cigarette Use Among Youth and Young Adults a Report of the Surgeon General written by Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and published by . This book was released on 2019-07-26 with total page 293 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Tobacco use among youth and young adults in any form, including e-cigarettes, is not safe. In recent years, e-cigarette use by youth and young adults has increased at an alarming rate. E-cigarettes are now the most commonly used tobacco product among youth in the United States. This timely report highlights the rapidly changing patterns of e-cigarette use among youth and young adults, assesses what we know about the health effects of using these products, and describes strategies that tobacco companies use to recruit our nation's youth and young adults to try and continue using e-cigarettes. The report also outlines interventions that can be adopted to minimize the harm these products cause to our nation's youth.E-cigarettes are tobacco products that deliver nicotine. Nicotine is a highly addictive substance, and many of today's youth who are using e-cigarettes could become tomorrow's cigarette smokers. Nicotine exposure can also harm brain development in ways that may affect the health and mental health of our kids.E-cigarette use among youth and young adults is associated with the use of other tobacco products, including conventional cigarettes. Because most tobacco use is established during adolescence, actions to prevent our nation's young people from the potential of a lifetime of nicotine addiction are critical.E-cigarette companies appear to be using many of the advertising tactics the tobacco industry used to persuade a new generation of young people to use their products. Companies are promoting their products through television and radio advertisements that use celebrities, sexual content, and claims of independence to glamorize these addictive products and make them appealing to young people.

Download or read book Stages and Pathways of Drug Involvement written by Denise Bystryn Kandel and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2002-03-04 with total page 404 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: (Publisher-supplied data) This book represents the first systematic discussion of the Gateway Hypothesis, a developmental hypothesis formulated to model how adolescents initiate and progress in the use of various drugs. In the United States, this progression proceeds from the use of tobacco or alcohol to the use of marijuana and other illicit drugs. This volume presents a critical overview of what is currently known about the Gateway Hypothesis. The authors of the chapters explore the hypothesis from various perspectives ranging from developmental social psychology to prevention and intervention science, animal models, neurobiology and analytical methodology. This volume is original and unique in its purview, covering a broad view of the Gateway Hypothesis. The juxtaposition of epidemiological, intervention, animal and neurobiological studies represents a new stage in the evolution of drug research, in which epidemiology and biology inform one another in the understanding of drug abuse.

Download or read book Gender Women and the Tobacco Epidemic written by World Health Organization and published by . This book was released on 2010 with total page 268 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This publication contributes to the scientific understanding of gender, women, and tobacco in the context of efforts to control the global tobacco epidemic. Topics covered include determinants of starting to use tobacco; exposure to second-hand smoke; the impact that tobacco use has on health; addiction and cessation; treatment programs; and gender and human rights policy. The publication also addresses national economic policy with regard to tobacco control, international treaties, and strategies for tobacco-free mobilization at the regional and international levels. Special attention is paid to an analysis of policies that affect girls and women throughout the life course. Men's responsibility to protect women against second-hand smoke is also highlighted.--Publisher's description.

Download or read book Health and Academic Achievement written by Blandina Bernal-Morales and published by BoD – Books on Demand. This book was released on 2018-09-19 with total page 268 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Emotional, physical and social well-being describe human health from birth. Good health goes hand in hand with the ability to handle stress for the future. However, biological factors such as diet, life experiences such as drug abuse, bullying, burnout and social factors such as family and community support at the school stage tend to mold health problems, affecting academic achievements. This book is a compilation of current scientific information about the challenges that students, families and teachers face regarding health and academic achievements. Contributions also relate to how physical activity, psychosocial support and other interventions can be made to understand resilience and vulnerability to school desertion. This book will be of interest to readers from broad professional fields, non-specialist readers, and those involved in education policy.