Handbook of smoking and health / Charles J. Koskinen, editor.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Koskinen, Charles J.

Series:

Public Health in the 21st Century

Public health in the 21st century

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Smoking.

Tobacco--Physiological effect.

Tobacco.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (803 p.)

Place of Publication:

New York : Nova Science Publishers, c2011.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This book presents and discusses current research in the study of smoking habits and the various health effects which arise due to this activity. Topics discussed include pharmacotherapies for smoking cessation; tobacco use by adolescents and young adults; genetic susceptibility to second-hand smoke; passive smoking in oral health research; influence of smoking during pregnancy on new-born health; teenage smoking and parental awareness; lung cancer in a perspective of evolutionary and dietary habits and the effects of cigarette smoking on the human plasma tocopherols levels.

Contents:

""HANDBOOK OF SMOKING AND HEALTH ""; ""HANDBOOK OF SMOKING AND HEALTH ""; ""Contents ""; ""Preface ""; ""Tobacco Cessation or the Treatment of Tobacco Dependence? ""; ""References ""; ""Need for the Use of Physiological Measures in Gender Research with Adolescent Smokers: Lessons from Adult Investigations ""; ""Abstract ""; ""Short Communication""; ""References""; ""Relationships between Alexithymia and Nicotine Dependence in French Speaking Subjects ""; ""Abstract ""; ""Introduction ""; ""Methods ""; ""Population ""; ""Measurement ""; ""Statistical Analysis ""; ""Results ""

""Discussion """"References ""; ""Lung Cancer in a Perspective of Evolutionary and Dietary Habits ""; ""Abstract ""; ""Introduction ""; ""Epidemiology of Lung Cancer""; ""Lung Cancer and Diet ""; ""The Evolu-Genetic Concept ""; ""Modern Diet and Evolution ""; ""Synthesis ""; ""Conclusion ""; ""References ""; ""Pharmacotherapies for Smoking Cessation ""; ""Introduction ""; ""Nicotine Dependence ""; ""Mechanisms of Nicotine Dependence ""; ""Nicotine Replacement Therapy (NRT) ""; ""Nicotine Transdermal Patches ""; ""Nicotine Gum ""; ""Nicotine Inhaler""; ""Nicotine Nasal Spray ""

""Nicotine Lozenges""""Nicotine Sub-Lingual Tablets ""; ""Nicotine Containing Products ""; ""Safety of NRT ""; ""Non-Nicotine Replacement Therapy ""; ""Bupropion ""; ""Mechanism of Action ""; ""Medication Dosing ""; ""Evidence for Efficacy ""; ""Bupropion for Postabstinence Weight Gain ""; ""Common Adverse Effects of Bupropion ""; ""Serious Adverse Effects ""; ""Varenicline ""; ""Nortriptyline ""; ""Clonidine ""; ""Combination Therapy ""; ""Combination of NRTs ""; ""Combination of NRT with Bupropion ""; ""Combination of First-Line Pharmacotherapies with Behavioral Treatment ""

""Special Groups """"Age ""; ""Gender ""; ""Pregnancy""; ""Smokers with Cardiovascular Disease""; ""Patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)""; ""Smokeless Tobacco Users ""; ""Cultural and Ethnic Minorities ""; ""Individuals with Psychiatric Illness ""; ""Pharmacogenetic Approaches to Nicotine Dependence Treatment ""; ""References ""; ""Smoking Cessation Strategies in New York City: 2002-2006""; ""Abstract ""; ""Introduction ""; ""Promotion of Cessation Behaviors ""; ""Legal Action ""; ""Education ""; ""Evaluation ""

""Promotion of Cessation Behaviors Conclusion and Future Direction """"Provision of Cessation Services ""; ""Nicotine Replacement Therapy (NRT) Giveaways ""; ""2003 NRT Giveaway ""; ""2005 NRT Giveaway ""; ""2006 NRT Giveaway ""; ""NRT Giveaway Conclusions and Future Directions ""; ""Public Health Detailing ""; ""District Public Health Office Smoking Cessation Campaign ""; ""Citywide Smoking Cessation Campaign ""; ""Public Health Detailing Conclusions and Future Directions ""; ""Use of Cessation Registries in a Large Public Hospital System ""; ""Tools of the Cessation Registry ""

""Patient Treatment Card ""

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-61942-143-7