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[Sweden] Population-based survey of cessation aids used by Swedish smokers

although most smokers who have quit did so unassisted, snus continues to be the most frequently reported cessation aid among male smokers, whereas usage of pharmaceutical nicotine was more prevalent among females. Use of snus at the latest quit attempt ap
Harm Reduction Journal
added Dec 4, 2012 01:40
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[Sweden] I wanna be in your gang: 'Uncool' teenagers take up smoking to fit in with their peers

The lower a person's street cred is at school the liklier they are to become a regular or heavy smoker later on Unpopular teenagers may come to believe in their low status that could influence unhealthy life choices, say experts
The Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday (uk)
added Nov 21, 2012 16:03
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[Sweden] Adolescents with low status among peers are more likely to become adult smokers

A new study from Sweden reveals that having low peer status in adolescence is a strong risk factor for regular and heavy smoking in adulthood. Researchers from Stockholm University in Sweden used a large database that followed the lives of more than 15,0
EurekAlert
added Nov 20, 2012 21:40
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[Sweden, USA] Can't Pin Kid's Substance Abuse on Mom's Smoking

* This study found that at the population level, maternal smoking predicted substance use/problems in offspring, but when mothers changed their smoking habits during different pregnancies, there was no change in their children's risk. * The study sugges
MedPage Today
added Nov 6, 2012 09:28
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KLANG: My complacent country: why Sweden has long way to go on tobacco reform

The Conversation (au)
added Nov 4, 2012 13:53
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[Denmark, Finland, Greenland, Iceland, Norway, Sweden] Nordic Countries Aim to Ban Smoking

The Welfare Committee of the Nordic Council, chaired by Icelandic MP Siv Friðleifsdóttir, announced in Helsinki yesterday that they want the Nordic countries to be smoke free by 2040. The committee will also work towards a 10 percent reduction in alcohol
Iceland Review (is)
added Nov 2, 2012 13:46
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[UK] HAYDON: In Sweden, smokers have another option – Snus

Switching from cigarettes to oral tobacco has helped Sweden achieve the lowest rate of tobacco-related diseases in Europe
Comment is Free (The Guardian, UK)
added Nov 1, 2012 14:45
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[Sweden] Why do smokers diagnosed with COPD not quit smoking? - a qualitative study

To achieve a successful lasting smoking cessation it might be more effective to first ensure that the smoker has the right internal motivation to make the decision to quit, then assist with smoking cessation.
Tobacco Induced Diseases (de)
added Oct 31, 2012 19:27
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[Europe, Malta] Dalligate: from Brussels to Sweden

Three observers of the unfolding story around John Dalli’s resignation offer their take on the story. . . . Dalli was vigilant, and set the basis for the Tobacco Products Directive without allowing the multi-million euro arms of the tobacco lobby to get
Malta Today (mt)
added Oct 23, 2012 09:31
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[Europe, Malta, Sweden] Commission and Dalli trade blows over his ‘resignation’

Mr Dalli, however, continues to maintain his innocence through various interviews and is challenging the Commission and OLAF, the EU’s anti-fraud agency, on their findings of impropriety.
Times of Malta (mt)
added Oct 23, 2012 09:15
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