Journal Author Concept/ Theory Methodology Findings Conclusion &

name Recommendation

This paper reviews the extent and nature Quantitative Most noteworthy is that Smoking behaviour is maintained
Tobacco of harms caused by smoking, the smoking prevalence in primarily by the positive and
benefits of stopping, patterns of men is more than four negative reinforcing properties of
smoking: smoking, psychological, times that in women
Robert West nicotine delivered rapidly in a way
Health impact, pharmacological and social factors that globally but that the that is affordable and palatable,
prevalence, contribute to uptake and maintenance of difference is much less with the negative health
smoking, the effectiveness of population in most parts of Europe, consequences mostly being
correlates and and individual level interventions aimed and that Eastern Europe sufficiently uncertain and distant in
interventions at combatting tobacco smoking, and the as a whole has the time not to create sufficient
effectiveness of methods used to reduce highest smoking
immediate concern to deter the
the harm caused by continued use of prevalence of any region
behaviour.
tobacco or nicotine in some form. in the world.
The research about non-conventional Quantitative: The findings of this This study underscore the
Awareness and Baoguang Wang, tobacco products raise several The 2012 National study indicate that importance of continued tobacco
Brain A. King, concerns related to their impact on Youth Tobacco awareness of e- product surveillance in conjunction
Use of Non- Survey, a
Catherine G. youth. Concerns include the risk of cigarettes, hookah, with efforts to reduce and prevent
conventional Corey, nicotine addiction, toxic effects of non- nationally snus, and dissolvables all tobacco use, as well as research
Tobacco Rene A. Arrazola, conventional products, and the representative is high among U.S. to understand how non-
Sarah E. Johnson potential negative impact of nicotine survey of U.S. middle and high school conventional product use relates to
Products middle and high
on adolescent brain development. students. initiation, cessation, and
Among U.S. school students, concurrent use of conventional
Students, 2012 were analyzed in tobacco products among youth.
2013.

 The relationship between tobacco use Quantitative    Increases of 50%, 25% Tobacco abuse is a major public
Cigarette Sibu P. Saha, and health stems initially from clinical and 20% were shown health problem and includes
Deepak K. Bhalla, observations about lung cancer, the over nonsmokers in secondhand smoke exposure.
smoke and current, ex-and passive
Thomas F. first disease definitively linked to Continued efforts to control and
adverse health Whayne, smokers, respectively, eliminate this abuse are a medical
tobacco use. thus suggesting a role of
effects: An CG Gairola necessity.
all types of tobacco
overview of smoke exposure in the
research trends progression of
and future atherosclerosis.
needs
 Journal Author/s Concept/ Theory Methodology Findings Conclusion &
name Recommendation
Smoking cigarettes in order to control Quantitative: The consistent The findings highlight the
Associations Megan E. Sutter, weight has been reported frequently Weighted data relationships between importance of tobacco-related
Aashir Nasim, among youth. Indeed, smoking is a risk lifetime cigarette factors for weight control
between from the 2013
Susan Veldheer , factor for unhealthy dieting behaviors, smoking, social behaviors and are the first to
unhealthy Virginia Youth perceptions of smokers,
And such as vomiting, using diet pills, and identify an association between
Caroline O. Cobb simply not eating. Until now, the links Survey were and UDBs across UDB incidence and an alternative
dieting
between other types of tobacco analyzed genders highlight the tobacco product, cigars.
behaviors and interplay of these factors
products like cigars and snuff have not
tobacco use been looked at in connection with and their role in weight
among control behaviors as well
unhealthy dieting behaviors.
as societal pressures for
adolescents thinness across genders.

Symptoms of Benjamin J. This study found that increased Quantitative A substantial The findings demonstrate the need
Apelberg, reporting of dependence symptoms in proportion of U.S. for full implementation of
Tobacco Catherine G. adolescent tobacco users was adolescent tobacco evidence-based strategies to
Dependence Corey, independently associated with users, including those prevent both experimentation and
Among Allison C. polytobacco use, increased frequency with low levels of use, progression to regular tobacco use
Hoffman, of use, earlier age at first use, and report symptoms of among youth.
Middle and Megan J. female sex. tobacco dependence
High School Schroeder,
Tobacco Users Corinne G. Husten,
Ralph S. Caraballo,
Cathy L. Backinger