Stuck in the catch 22: attitudes towards smoking cessation among populations vulnerable to social disadvantage

ConclusionHighly disadvantaged smokers’ views on smoking involve contradictions between feeling that smoking cessation involves personal responsibility while at the same time feeling trapped by stressful life circumstances. Tobacco control programs aiming to reduce smoking among disadvantaged groups are unlikely to be successful unless the complex interplay of social factors is carefully considere
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Tuberculosis is a relevant global public health problem. Although reports of the World Health Organization show decrease in overall mortality rates, Colombia and Medellin show no significant decline. To describe the sociodemographic, clinical, diagnosis, and treatment characteristics of patients who died due to tuberculosis in Medellin, Colombia, during 2012. A descriptive study of tuberculosis d
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Click to Donate Now Your donation is safe and secure through the services of “Network for Good” a fund-raising platform for charities. a Epidemiological Monitoring Center on Addiction , Mental Health and Dependences , ASL Bologna , Bologna , Italy. In Europe, the prevalence of problematic heroin consumption is declining but, in spite of the constant rise in the number of treated patients, many of
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Click to Donate Now Your donation is safe and secure through the services of “Network for Good” a fund-raising platform for charities. Division of Legal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Tottori University, 86 Nishi-cho, Yonago, Tottori 683-8503, Japan. Caffeine has long been recognized as an addictive substance that causes autonomic nerve effect, and is known to increase catecholamine secretion fro
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BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Post-traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and substance use disorders (SUD) frequently co-occur, and their combination can increase poor health outcomes as well as mortality. METHODS: Using PUBMED and the list of references f… (Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated))MedWorm Sponsor Message: Directory of the best January Sales in the UK. Find the best Christmas presents too.
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