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Smoking
Willful or deliberate act of inhaling and exhaling SMOKE from burning substances or agents held by hand.
Smoking Cessation
Discontinuing the habit of SMOKING.
Year introduced: 1992
Marijuana Smoking
Inhaling and exhaling SMOKE from CANNABIS.
Year introduced: 1988
Smoking Cessation Agents
Substances that facilitate the cessation of tobacco smoking.
Year introduced: 2019
Smoking Water Pipes
Pipes for smoking tobacco, cannabis, and other substances, in which smoke is drawn through water. Do not confuse with SMOKING PIPES.
Year introduced: 2018
Smoking Prevention
Efforts directed at preventing SMOKING of TOBACCO and non-tobacco products.
Smoking Pipes
Devices used for SMOKING which convey SMOKE directly into the mouth.
Smoking Devices
Gadgets, utensils, apparatuses or instruments used for SMOKING.
Smoking Reduction
A decrease in the incidence and frequency of SMOKING. Smoking reduction differs from SMOKING CESSATION in that the smoker continues to smoke albeit at a lesser frequency without quitting.
Cocaine Smoking
SMOKING of COCAINE.
Tobacco Smoking
The process of SMOKING specific to TOBACCO.
Year introduced: Use SMOKING 2008-2018
Pipe Smoking
SMOKING by use of a narrow conveying tube which feeds from an open cavity where smoked product is loaded and burned.
Water Pipe Smoking
A process by which SMOKE produced from burning substance is mixed with flavor-altering substances and drawn through water or other liquid into the mouth.
Cigarette Smoking
The SMOKING of CIGARETTES.
Cigar Smoking
The SMOKING of CIGARS.
Smoking, Non-Tobacco Products
SMOKING of non-TOBACCO (or NICOTINE-containing) substances.
Tobacco Control
Policies, regulations and programs implemented to encourage SMOKING PREVENTION and reduce TOBACCO USE DISORDER by various measures, e.g., TOBACCO INDUSTRY regulation, SMOKE-FREE POLICY and SMOKE CESSATION programs .
Year introduced: 2023
Smoke-Free Policy
Prohibition against tobacco smoking in specific areas to control TOBACCO SMOKE POLLUTION.
Year introduced: 2013
Tobacco Smoke Pollution
Contamination of the air by tobacco smoke.
Year introduced: 1982
Tobacco Use Cessation Devices
Devices or delivery systems used to aid in ending a TOBACCO habit.
Year introduced: 2019(1968)