The word ‘addiction’these days is used to refer to a chronic condition where there is an
unhealthily powerful motivation to engage in a particular behaviour. This can be driven by many …

Aims To estimate the association of smoking status with rates of (i) infection, (ii) hospitalization,
(iii) disease severity and (iv) mortality from SARS‐CoV‐2/COVID‐19 disease. Design …

Background and Aims Electronic cigarettes (e‐cigarettes) are rapidly increasing in popularity.
Two randomized controlled trials have suggested that e‐cigarettes can aid smoking …

The ability to automatically and implicitly detect complex and noisy regularities in the
environment is a fundamental aspect of human cognition. Despite considerable interest in implicit …

Background: Given the rapid increase in the popularity of e-cigarettes and the paucity of
associated longitudinal health-related data, the need to assess the potential risks of long-term …

BACKGROUND: Decision-making studies show that response selection is influenced by the
“effort cost” associated with response alternatives. These effort-cost calculations seem to be …

Aim To examine changes in smoking, drinking and quitting/reduction behaviour following
the COVID‐19 lockdown in England. Design/setting Monthly cross‐sectional surveys …

Aims To use a unique longitudinal data set to assess the association between e‐cigarette
use while smoking with smoking cessation attempts, cessation and substantial reduction, …

Introduction: E-cigarettes can be categorized into two basic types, (1) cigalikes, that are
disposable or use pre-filled cartridges and (2) tanks, that can be refilled with liquids. The aims of …

Background Excessive alcohol use contributes significantly to physical and psychological
illness, injury and death, and a wide array of social harm in all age groups. A proven strategy …