Background: The natural course of onset of cigarette use has been conceptualized as
progressing sequentially through 5 stages (preparation, trying, irregular use, regular use …

The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual diagnostic criteria for nicotine dependence (DSM-ND)
are based on the proposition that dependence is a syndrome that can be diagnosed only …

Abstract The Nicotine Dependence in Teens (NDIT) study is a prospective cohort
investigation of 1294 students recruited in 1999–2000 from all grade 7 classes in a …

The aims were to explore adolescent smokers' understanding and their physiological and
psychological experience of addiction to nicotine and to assess the content validity of the …

Objective Smoking cessation counseling practices may differ between physicians who
smoke and those who have quit or never smoked. Method Of 917 general practitioners (GP) …

Introduction: Smoking cessation counseling by health professionals is an effective approach
to increase cessation rates among smokers. To guide the development of training and …

IN 1997 THE DIRECTION DE LA SANTÉ PUBLIQUE de Montréal-Centre initiated
“Physicians Taking Action Against Smoking,” a 5-year intervention program to improve the …

Background. Despite the cost-effectiveness of physician smoking cessation counseling,
many physicians do not adhere to current clinical practice guidelines. Methods. A cross …

The analysis reported in this paper was conducted to further explore initially negative
findings of a study intended to help orient the development, implementation, and evaluation …

BACKGROUND:: Oculo-respiratory syndrome (ORS) following influenza vaccination was
identified in Canada in 2000. This report describes trends of ORS reported during four …