Abbreviations

A

AD

Alzheimer's Disease

ADD

Attention Deficit Disorder

ADHD

Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder

ADNFLE

autosomal dominant nocturnal frontal lobe epilepsy

AIDS

Acquired immune deficiency syndrome

ATHRA

Australian Tobacco Harm Reduction Association

ATTY

Atomiser / Atomization

C

CASAA

Consumer Advocates for Smoke-Free Alternatives

CC

Combustible Cigarette

E

EAE

Experimental Autoimmune Encephalomyelitis

EC

Electronic Cigarette, E-Cigarette, E-Cig, ecig

ENDS

Electronic Nicotine Delivery System

EVALI

e-cigarette, or vaping, product use associated lung injury

H

HIV

Human immunodeficiency virus

HnB

Heat not Burn

I

INNCO

International Network of Nicotine Consumer Organisations

iNOS

inducible nitric oxide synthase

IQ

Intelligence Quotient

L

LLD

Late Life Depression

M

MCI

Mild Cognitive Impairment

MDD

Major Depressive Disorder

MS

Multiple sclerosis

N

nAChR

Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptor

NCSCT

National Centre for Smoking Cessation and Training

O

OCD

Obsessive Compulsive Disorder

OCPD

Obsessive–compulsive personality disorder

P

PD

Parkinson's Disease

PH

Public Health

R

REM

rapid eye movement

RRP

radical retropubic prostatectomy

S

SCI

Spinal Cord Injury

T

TC

Tobacco Cigarette

TC

Tobacco Control

TD

Tourette's Disorder (See Tourette Syndrome)

THR

Tobacco Harm Reduction

TNP

transdermal nicotine patch

TS

Tourette's syndrome

V

VAPI

Vaping-associated pulmonary injury

VLN

Very Low Nicotine (VLNC Very Low Nicotine Cigarette)

Y

YGTSS

Yale Global Tic Severity Scale

Common acronyms

• AFK - Away From Keyboard
• BBIAB - Be Back In A Bit
• BBL - Be Back Later
• BBS - Be Back Soon
• BEG - Big Evil Grin
• BRB - Be Right Back
• BTW - By The Way
• EG - Evil Grin
• FISH - First In, Still Here
• IDK - I Don't Know
• IMO - In My Opinion
• IRL - In Real Life
• KISS - Keep It Simple, Stupid
• LMK - Let Me Know
• LOL - Laughing Out Loud
• NYOB - None of Your Business
• OFC - Of Course
• OMG - Oh My God
• PANS - Pretty Awesome New Stuff
• PHAT - Pretty, Hot, And Tempting
• POS - Parents Over Shoulder
• ROFL - Rolling On the Floor Laughing
• SMH - Shaking My Head
• TTYL - Talk To You Later
• YOLO - You Only Live Once
• WTH - What The Heck