Reduction in the prevalence of tobacco use accompanying legislative changes in tobacco policy in Poland in the years 2010-2019.

Objectives: Tobacco use is one of the most serious public health problems. Each year, it contributes to preventable disability and death of 8 million people worldwide. The aim of the study was to determine the change in the prevalence of tobacco and e-cigarettes use among Polish adults in the years 2010-2019 and the potential impact of legislative interventions on tobacco consumption in Poland.

The prevalence of cigarette smoking, e-cigarette use and heated tobacco use among police employees in Poland: a 2020 cross-sectional survey.

Objectives: Uniformed services such as police employees are exposed to acute and chronic stressful events at work that may lead to tobacco use. This study aimed to assess the prevalence of cigarette smoking, e-cigarette use and heated tobacco use among police employees in Poland, and to investigate personal characteristics associated with tobacco or e-cigarette use.

Material And Methods: This cross-sectional study was carried out in June-July 2020 on a randomly selected sample of 8789 police employees from the Mazowieckie Province, Poland.

New laws to reduce tobacco smoking changed attitudes to the problem, but not the percentage of smokers.

Introduction: The epidemic of tobacco smoking remains one of the most important challenges in public health. It is associated with premature death. For this reason, the Act of 9 November 1995 on the Protection of Public Health against the Effects of Use of Tobacco and Tobacco Products, as amended on 15 November 2010, implemented significant additional restrictions on smoking in public places.

Persons with allergy symptoms use alternative medicine more often.

Introduction: The aim of the study is to indicate the relation between the use of alternative medicine and the occurrence of allergic diseases in the Polish population of adults in the age of 20-44 years. Moreover the additional aim of the study is to define the relation between the sex, age and place of living and the use of alternative medicine.

Material And Methods: The data from the project Epidemiology of Allergic Diseases in Poland (ECAP) has been used for analysis.