January 2011 in “Healthcare Informatics Research” This study found that symptoms like dry hair, seborrheic scalps, and certain lifestyle factors correlate with hair loss in patients at hair loss clinics.
December 2025 in “International Journal of Innovative Technologies in Social Science” This study concluded that alcohol and tobacco products harm the skin by disrupting microcirculation, impairing the epidermal barrier, slowing wound healing, and accelerating the aging process.
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June 2010 in “Clinics in Dermatology” This review discusses the negative effects of cigarette smoking on various skin conditions and emphasizes the importance of dermatologists advising patients to quit smoking, but it presents no new research findings.
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January 2015 in “Dermatology Online Journal” This study highlights that smoker's mustache, a tobacco-related hair discoloration on the upper lip, is asymptomatic, generally unnoticed, and may resolve if smoking is discontinued, though patients often continue smoking.
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April 2017 in “Acta psychiatrica Scandinavica” This study observed that higher prenatal androgen loads were associated with more severe alcohol dependence in male patients and linked to behaviors of pregnant women that may influence their children’s androgen exposure.