Preparation and Evaluation of Liposomes Containing Ethanol and Propylene Glycol as Carriers for Nicotine
Background: Nicotine is a fat-soluble substance that is easily absorbed through the skin and mucosal tissues of the human body. However, its properties, such as light exposure, heat decomposition, and volatilization, restrict its development and application in external preparations.
Liraglutide attenuates nicotine self-administration as well as nicotine seeking and hyperphagia during withdrawal in male and female rats
Rationale: Nicotine cessation is associated with increased consumption of highly palatable foods and body weight gain in most smokers. Concerns about body weight gain are a major barrier to maintaining long-term smoking abstinence, and current treatments for nicotine use disorder (NUD) delay, but do not prevent, body weight gain during abstinence.
A comprehensive content analysis of 104 Chinese electronic cigarette manufacturing enterprise official websites
Objective: The goal was to analyse website content of Chinese electronic (e) cigarette manufacturing enterprises and understand the marketing strategies to provide evidence for decision-makers to regulate manufacturers.
Awareness, use and perceptions about E-cigarettes among adult smokers in Karachi, Pakistan.
OBJECTIVE: To estimate the prevalence of awareness, current use and intention to use of e-cigarettes among adult smokers.
METHODS: This cross-sectional survey was carried out at the Aga Khan University Hospital, Karachi, from July to August 2016, and comprised people aged above 18 years who had smoked more than 100 cigarettes in their lifetime. Convenience sampling method was used. A self-administered questionnaire was used to collect data. SPSS 22 was used for data analysis.
Comparison of Tobacco Consumption among Adults in SAARC Countries (Pakistan, India and Bangladesh)
Objective: To compare the findings of Global adult tobacco surveys (GATS) conducted in SAARC Countries.
Methods: The national representative data from Pakistan, India, and Bangladesh was used as GATS was done in these three countries of SAARC. The key variables were selected where information was consistently taken like current smokers, smokeless tobacco users, exposure to second-hand smoke, advise by health care provider to quit, monthly expenditure and noticing of health warning label and other information related to daily tobacco users (smoke, smokeless) mean age of initiation and mean number of cigarettes consumed per day were also collected.
Knowledge and Attitude of Teenagers Towards Electronic Cigarettes in Karachi, Pakistan
Studies have shown that electronic cigarettes have gained immense popularity and their use has increased dramatically all over the world. However, little is known about the knowledge and attitudes towards e-cigarettes in third world countries such as Pakistan. The aim of this study was to determine the perceptions of teenagers in Karachi regarding e-cigarettes and whether the differences in said perceptions were affected by gender and level of education.
Electronic Cigarettes: Ambiguity and Controversies of Usage
Electronic cigarettes (EC), a proxy to conventional cigarettes, gained popularity on the basis of its own advocacy, marketing and large scale publicity. Sometimes marketed as an adjunct to quitting or a substitute for cigarettes, its popularity rose. However, its sale in the global markets was subjected to prejudice.
Electronic cigarettes use and perception amongst medical students: a cross sectional survey from Sindh, Pakistan
The manufacturers of electronic cigarettes (e-cigarettes) are actively marketing their product through electronic and social media. Undergraduate medical students are expected to have better knowledge and awareness as they directly interact with patients in their training, The purpose of this study is therefore, to determine knowledge, use and perception regarding e-cigarettes among medical students from Sindh, Pakistan.
