July 2020
The following is a monthly list of selected journal articles and reports on tobacco topics. Please note that this list is not all-inclusive. We try to choose titles of interest to our tobacco control network, but we realize that there are many relevant articles that are not listed. Archived issues of Current Abstracts are also available.
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Hot Topics
In the UK, population level studies are showing massive quitting due to Coronavirus and campaigns to encourage people to quit. Is there a similar effect in Canada?
Cessation—COVID-19
Coronavirus: Smokers quit in highest numbers in a decade – BBC News. Accessed July 28, 2020.
Tobacco Industry—Heated Tobacco
Lempert and Glantz review the FDA’s controversial decision to allow IQOS in the US and find the logic flawed.
Lempert LK, Glantz S. Analysis of FDA’s IQOS marketing authorisation and its policy impacts. Tobacco Control. June 2020:tobaccocontrol-2019-055585. doi:10.1136/tobaccocontrol-2019-055585. [Epub before print] FREE
Tobacco Industry—Packaging
University of Bath researchers find dramatic success associated with the implementation of plain packaging in the UK.
Hiscock R, Augustin NH, Branston JR, Gilmore AB. Longitudinal evaluation of the impact of standardised packaging and minimum excise tax on tobacco sales and industry revenue in the UK. Tobacco Control. 2020;0:tobaccocontrol-2019-055387. doi:10.1136/tobaccocontrol-2019-055387 [Epub before print] FREE
Reviews
Cessation—COVID-19
Farsalinos K, Barbouni A, Poulas K, Polosa R, Caponnetto P, Niaura R. Current smoking, former smoking, and adverse outcome among hospitalized COVID-19 patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Therapeutic Advances in Chronic Disease. 2020;11:204062232093576. doi:10.1177/2040622320935765 [Epub before print] FREE
Grundy EJ, Suddek T, Filippidis FT, Majeed A, Coronini-Cronberg S. Smoking, SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19: A review of reviews considering implications for public health policy and practice. Tobacco Induced Diseases. 2020;18:58. doi:10.18332/tid/124788 FREE
Cessation—Pregnancy
Grangé G, Berlin I, Bretelle F, et al. Smoking and smoking cessation in pregnancy. Synthesis of a systematic review. Journal of Gynecology Obstetrics and Human Reproduction. June 2020:101847. doi:10.1016/j.jogoh.2020.101847 [Epub before print]
Taylor L, Claire R, Campbell K, et al. Fetal safety of nicotine replacement therapy in pregnancy: systematic review and meta‐analysis. Addiction. July 2020:add.15185. doi:10.1111/add.15185 [Epub before print]
Prevention—Smoking Trajectories
Ahun MN, Lauzon B, Sylvestre M-P, Bergeron-Caron C, Eltonsy S, O’Loughlin J. A systematic review of cigarette smoking trajectories in adolescents. International Journal of Drug Policy. 2020;83:102838. doi:10.1016/j.drugpo.2020.102838.
Protection—Asthma
He Z, Wu H, Zhang S, et al. The association between secondhand smoke and childhood asthma: A systematic review and meta‐analysis. Pediatric Pulmonology. July 2020:ppul.24961. doi:10.1002/ppul.24961 [Epub before print].
Tobacco Industry—Taxation
Krishnamoorthy Y, Majella MG, Murali S. Impact of tobacco industry pricing and marketing strategy on brand choice, loyalty and cessation in global south countries: a systematic review. International Journal of Public Health. July 2020. doi:10.1007/s00038-020-01422-2 [Epub before print] .
Recent Work by Canadian Researchers
Cessation—Chinese
Poureslami I, Shum J, Aran N, Tregobov N. Chinese- and English-speaking adult current smokers’ perspectives on smoking and culturally and linguistically appropriate cessation: a qualitative analysis. Addiction Science & Clinical Practice. 2020;15(1):23. doi:10.1186/s13722-020-00197-4 FREE
Cessation—Health Care Settings
Baliunas D, Zawertailo L, Voci S, et al. Variability in patient sociodemographics, clinical characteristics, and healthcare service utilization among 107,302 treatment seeking smokers in Ontario: A cross-sectional comparison. PLoS One. 2020;15(7):e0235709. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0235709 FREE
Cessation—Pharmacotherapy
Zawertailo L, Hendershot CS, Tyndale RF, et al. Personalized dosing of nicotine replacement therapy versus standard dosing for the treatment of individuals with tobacco dependence: study protocol for a randomized placebo-controlled trial. Trials. 2020;21(1):592.
E-Cigarettes—Marketing
Hammond D, Reid JL, Burkhalter R, Rynard VL. E-cigarette Marketing Regulations and Youth Vaping: Cross-Sectional Surveys, 2017–2019. Pediatrics. 2020;146(1):e20194020. doi:10.1542/peds.2019-4020.
E-Cigarettes—Poisonings
McFaull SR, Do MT, Champagne A, Bang F. Injuries and poisonings associated with e-cigarettes and vaping substances, electronic Canadian Hospitals Injury Reporting and Prevention Program, 2011–2019. Health Promotion and Chronic Disease Prevention in Canada. 2020;40(7/8):250-254. doi:10.24095/hpcdp.40.7/8.05 FREE
Prevention—Caffeine
Fagan MJ, Di Sebastiano KM, Qian W, Leatherdale S, Faulkner G. Coffee and cigarettes: Examining the association between caffeinated beverage consumption and smoking behaviour among youth in the COMPASS study. Preventive Medicine Reports. 2020;19:101148. doi:10.1016/j.pmedr.2020.101148 FREE