It is estimated that more than 50% of smokers who become pregnant will continue to smoke despite the Surgeon General's warning. In some studies, prenatal smoke exposure h [...]

Indiana has the 10th highest rate of smokers in the United States with 21.1% of the population who smoke. This costs the state $2.93 billion in health care dollars and an [...]

Delay discounting describes how individuals tend to prefer smaller immediate rewards over larger delayed rewards, and high levels of discounting are predictive of various [...]

Smoking cigarettes during the perioperative period is associated with many adverse surgical outcomes. Many hospitals, including some Veterans Affairs Medical Centers (VAM [...]

To reduce surgical complications related to smoking, some Veteran Affairs (VA) medical centers have implemented requirements that patients quit smoking prior to elective [...]

OHSU School of Dentistry students learn evidence-based dentistry as early as the fall term in their first year. The course, Clinical Scientific Inquiry, or CDEN 701, p [...]