- Cigarette smoking remains the leading cause of preventable death, causing ~450,000 US deaths annually and over 7 million deaths globally.
- The 2025 Special Issue examines intersections of tobacco use with other addictions, chronic disease, and health disparities affecting vulnerable populations disproportionately.
- Thirteen invited peer reviewed articles present epidemiology, clinical trials, commentaries, and clinical and regulatory interventions to reduce tobacco use and harms.
Prev Med. 2025 Dec;201:108432. doi: 10.1016/j.ypmed.2025.108432. Epub 2025 Oct 25.
ABSTRACT
This Special Issue (SI) of Preventive Medicine is the 12th in an annual series on behavior change, health, and health disparities. The theme of this 2025 issue is Intersections of Tobacco Use with Other Addictions, Chronic Disease, and Health Disparities. Considerable attention is given to cigarette smoking as it remains the leading cause of preventable death in the U.S., causing approximately 450,000 deaths annually in the U.S. and more than 7 million globally. This SI includes thirteen peer-reviewed articles that were invited from speakers at the 2024 annual conference of the Vermont Center on Behavior and Health. These articles report results from epidemiological studies, clinical trials, and commentaries. Collectively, the articles advance knowledge across a wide range of topics regarding the disproportionate impact of smoking and other tobacco use in vulnerable populations, intersections with other addictions, chronic disease, and health disparities along with clinical and regulatory interventions to reduce use and associated adverse health effects.
PMID:42777124 | DOI:10.1016/j.ypmed.2025.108432
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