Background: Arab Americans are a historically understudied minority group in the United
States and their health needs and risks have been poorly documented. We aim to provide …

Abstract The Barriers to Cessation Scale (BCS; Macnee & Talsma, 1995a) was developed to
assess global and specific perceived barriers that may interfere with the quit process …

Background Waterpipe and cigarette smoking dependence are becoming increasingly
prevalent forms of addiction globally. This study examined whether cumulative cigarette …

Cannabis is the most widely used illicit substance in the United States. Regular cannabis
use appears to be a dynamic, chronic process consisting of multiple quit attempts, periods of …

To date, no smoking cessation programs are available for Arab American (ARA) men, who
are a vulnerable population with high rates of smoking. Thus, the primary aim of this one …

A comprehensive review of the Arab American health literature is presented alongside
recommendations for future research to better understand the health needs of this minority …

Introduction: Arab Americans are a growing population in the United States. In the 2011
American Community Survey, the US Census Bureau reported there were close to 1.8 …

Abstract Background African Americans who smoke cigarettes and experience heightened
anxiety symptoms may have low quit smoking rates. Identifying which particular barriers to …

Abstract Background: In the United States (US), Arab Americans who maintain traditional
cultural norms after their immigration are more likely to continue smoking as a form of social …

The five most common chronic health conditions in the United States are heart disease,
cancer, chronic lower respiratory diseases, accidents, and stroke. Among Arab Americans …