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5.10 Cultural background
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Relevant news and research: Cultural background

Aregbeshola, B. S., Paul, C., Atorkey, P., Dizon, J., Leigh, L. and Tzelepis, F. (2025). Factors associated with tobacco use, risky alcohol consumption, and concurrent tobacco and risky alcohol use among vocational education students. Am J Drug Alcohol Abuse, 11-Jan. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/41026465


Diaby, M., Agbonlahor, O., Richardson, M. K., Hart, J. L., Rose, S. W. and Mattingly, D. T. (2025). Discrimination Distress and Current Combustible and Non-combustible Tobacco Product Use Among US Youth, 2023. Nicotine Tob Res. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/40973143


Jacobs, W., Qin, W. A., Baiden, P., Amuta-Jimenez, A. and Zapolski, T. (2025). Adverse Childhood Experiences, Discrimination, Nativity, and Associations with Tobacco and Cannabis Use Among Black Young Adults in the U.S. Subst Use Misuse, 10-Jan. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/40898011


Sheikhattari, P., Barsha, R. A. A., Egboluche, C. and Assari, S. (2025). Electronic and Conventional Cigarette Use and Academic Achievement Among Predominantly Low-Income Black High School Students. Children (Basel), 9. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/41007102


Zhang, Y., Wang, S., Qin, Z., Ruan, C., Xiong, Y., Li, Q., Zheng, J., Huang, S., Zhou, J., Ma, Y., Ma, F. and Luo, S. (2025). The Association Between Parental Migration and Tobacco Use Among Adolescents in Western China: The Moderation Role of Tobacco Sales Near Schools and Mediation Role of Loneliness. Int J Behav Med. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/40987973


Silmi, K. P., Castillo, V., Segura, N., Cervantes, N. C., Perez, Y., Valenzuela, A., Pugh, E. A., Unger, J. B. and Gonzalez, M. R. (2025). Social determinants of alcohol and tobacco use among Hispanic adolescents: a scoping review. Front Psychiatry, 1568462. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/40852138


More, S., Sachdev, S. S., Bareen, N., Mistry, L. N., Patil, A. and Patil, T. (2025). The Cultural Tapestry of Tobacco Use in India: A Narrative Review. Cureus, 6, e86884. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/40726884


Otoo, D. M., Salu, S., Tsekpetse, P. and Kotey, O. N. (2025). Factors influencing tobacco smoking among men aged 15-49 years in Nepal. Sci Rep, 1, 23038. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/40595212


Karim, M. E., Hossain, M. B. and Zheng, C. A. (2025). Examining the Role of Race/Ethnicity and Sex in Modifying the Association Between Early Smoking Initiation and Mortality: A 20-Year NHANES Analysis. AJPM Focus, 2, 100282. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/40458596


Santiago, A. M. and Margetis, I. (2025). Neighborhood Violence Exposure and Alcohol and Tobacco Use Initiation Among Ethnic Minority Adolescents. Healthcare (Basel), 2. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/39857221


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