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Characteristics of and Precipitating Circumstances Surrounding Suicide among Persons Aged 10–17 Years

Scientific article

23 March 2018

Summary What is already known about this topic? Suicide is a major public health problem. It is the third leading cause of death among U.S. persons aged 10–17 years. In Utah, the rate of suicide among persons aged 10–17 years has increased...

State-Specific Prevalence of Tobacco Product Use among Adults

Scientific article

26 January 2017

Summary What is already known about this topic? Tobacco use is the leading cause of preventable morbidity and mortality in the United States. Despite recent declines in cigarette smoking prevalence, the tobacco product landscape has shifted...

Current Cigarette Smoking among US Adults

Scientific article

19 January 2018

Summary What is already known about this topic? The U.S. Surgeon General has concluded that the burden of death and disease from tobacco use in the United States is overwhelmingly caused by cigarettes and other combusted tobacco products...

Evaluation of a Federally Funded Mass Media Campaign and Smoking Cessation in Pregnant Women

Scientific article

1 December 2017

Abstract Objectives: In 2012, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention initiated a national anti-smoking campaign, Tips from Former Smokers (Tips). As a result of the campaign, quit attempts among smokers increased in the general...

Direct Marketing Promotion and Electronic Cigarette Use among US Adults

Scientific article

21 September 2017

Abstract Introduction The use of electronic cigarettes (e-cigarettes) among US adults has increased since 2007. The objective of this study was to investigate the prevalence of direct marketing promotion of e-cigarettes and its association...

Overdose Deaths Related to Fentanyl and Its Analogs

Scientific article

1 September 2017

Summary What is already known about this topic? Illicitly manufactured fentanyl has become a significant contributor to unintentional overdose deaths in the United States. What is added by this report? Approximately 90% of unintentional...

Effect of Marijuana Use on Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular Mortality

Scientific article

8 August 2017

Abstract Background Reports associate marijuana use with cardiovascular emergencies. Studies relating marijuana use to cardiovascular mortality are scarce. Recent advance towards marijuana use legalization emphasizes the importance of...

New Data on Opioid Use and Prescribing in the United States

Scientific article

6 July 2017

The United States is in the midst of an opioid overdose epidemic. Between 1999 and 2010, prescription opioid–related overdose deaths increased substantially in parallel with increased prescribing of opioids. In 2015, opioid-involved drug...

Current Tobacco Smoking and Desire to Quit Smoking among Students — Global Youth Tobacco Survey 2012–2015

Scientific article

26 May 2017

Summary What is already known about this topic? Smoked tobacco products, such as cigarettes and cigars, are the most common form of tobacco consumed worldwide and most tobacco smokers begin smoking during adolescence. What is added by this...

State HCV Incidence and Policies Related to HCV Preventive and Treatment Services for Persons Who Inject Drugs — United States, 2015–2016

Scientific article

12 May 2017

Summary What is already known about this topic? The United States has experienced a sharp increase in hepatitis C virus (HCV) incidence that can be attributed to injection drug use. Some states have used public health laws and treatment...