This review summarizes key factors that have interfered with translation of research to
practice and what public health researchers can do to hasten such transfer, focusing on …

In this review, we aim to focus attention on the interaction between adolescents with chronic
conditions and the health systems that support them. At least 12% of adolescents live with a …

Treating Tobacco Use and Dependence, a Public Health Service-sponsored Clinical
Practice Guideline, is a product of the Tobacco Use and Dependence Guideline Panel (" the …

Acetylcholine and other neurotransmitters play unique trophic roles in brain development.
Accordingly, drugs and environmental toxicants that promote or interfere with …

Tobacco use in adolescence represents one of the major challenges to the future of public
health. Whereas numerous studies have explored the consequences of fetal or adult …

Cigarette smoking among college students is a critical public health problem. In this article,
the authors review available research on cigarette smoking practices among college …

Background: Many recommended clinical preventive services are delivered at low rates.
Decision-makers who wish to improve delivery rates, but face competing demands for finite …

This paper investigates hypotheses regarding the cause of the recent apparent increase in
young adult smoking, compares trends in smoking among young adults with trends in the …

Tobacco use in pregnancy is a leading cause of perinatal morbidity and contributes in major
ways to attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, conduct disorders and learning disabilities …

Nearly all smokers begin tobacco use in adolescence, and approximately 25% of US
teenagers are daily smokers. Prenatal nicotine exposure is known to produce brain damage …