November 2021

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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OTRU

Industry—Menthol

OTRU conducted the first cross-Canada evaluation of cigarette sales changes associated with the menthol sales ban and found that sales reduced by 4.6% on average with reductions in every province.

Chaiton M, Schwartz R, Kundu A, Houston C, Nugent R. Analysis of wholesale cigarette sales in Canada after menthol cigarette bans. JAMA Netw Open. 2021 Nov 9;4(11):e2133673.

Hot Topics

E-Cigarettes—Health Effects

Bircan and colleagues examined the effects of e-cigarettes on pulmonary function and found negative effects among never cigarette smokers.

Bircan E, Bezirhan U, Porter A, Fagan P, Orloff M. Electronic cigarette use and its association with asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and asthma-COPD overlap syndrome among never cigarette smokers. Tob Induc Dis. 2021 Apr 8;19(April):1–9.

Industry—Health Warnings

Bircan and colleagues examined the effects of e-cigarettes on pulmonary function and found negative effects among never cigarette smokers.

The Canadian Cancer Society completed a major report for the FCTC negotiations on cigarette package warnings across the world.

Canadian Cancer Society. Cigarette Package Health Warnings: International Status Report. Ottawa, ON: October 2021. (PDF)

Reviews

Cessation—Behavioural Interventions

Garg R, McQueen A, Evbuoma-Fike EI, Kreuter MW. Re-examining phone counseling for smoking cessation: Does the evidence apply to low-SES smokers? Patient Educ Couns. 2021 Nov.

Cessation—E-Cigarettes

Hedman L, Galanti M, Ryk L, Gilljam H, Adermark L. Electronic cigarette use and smoking cessation in cohort studies and randomized trials: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Tob Prev Cessat. 2021 Oct 13;7(October):1–16.

Cessation—Healthcare Settings

Ugalde A, White V, Rankin NM, Paul C, Segan C, Aranda S, et al. How can hospitals change practice to better implement smoking cessation interventions? A systematic review. CA Cancer J Clin. 2021 Nov 19.

Cessation—Mental Health

Fornaro M, Carvalho AF, De Prisco M, Mondin AM, Billeci M, Selby P, et al. The prevalence, odds, predictors, and management of tobacco use disorder or nicotine dependence among people with severe mental illness: Systematic review and meta-analysis. Neurosci Biobehav Rev. 2021 Nov.

Cessation—Pharmacological Interventions

Walia N, Gonzalez S, Zoorob R. A systematic review of the use of St. John’s Wort for smoking cessation in adults. Cureus. 2021 Oct 14;13(10).

Cessation—Technological Interventions

Barroso-Hurtado M, Suárez-Castro D, Martínez-Vispo C, Becoña E, López-Durán A. Smoking cessation apps: A systematic review of format, outcomes, and features. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2021 Nov 6;18(21):11664.

E-Cigarettes—Flavours

Notley C, Gentry S, Cox S, Dockrell M, Havill M, Attwood AS, et al. Youth use of e‐liquid flavours—a systematic review exploring patterns of use of e‐liquid flavours and associations with continued vaping, tobacco smoking uptake or cessation. Addiction. 2021 Nov 22.

E-Cigarettes—Health Effects

Larue F, Tasbih T, Ribeiro PAB, Lavoie KL, Dolan E, Bacon SL. Immediate physiological effects of acute electronic cigarette use in humans: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Respir Med. 2021 Dec;190:106684.

E-Cigarettes—Prevalence

Kim MM, Pound L, Steffensen I, Curtin GM. Reporting and methodological quality of systematic literature reviews evaluating the associations between e-cigarette use and cigarette smoking behaviors: a systematic quality review. Harm Reduct J. 2021 Dec 27;18(1):121.

Industry—Promotions

Grilo G, Crespi E, Cohen JE. A scoping review on disparities in exposure to advertising for e-cigarettes and heated tobacco products and implications for advancing a health equity research agenda. Int J Equity Health. 2021 Dec 30;20(1):238.

Canadian

Cessation—Pharmacological Interventions

Chenoweth MJ, Peng AR, Zhu AZX, Cox LS, Nollen NL, Ahluwalia JS, et al. Does sex alter the relationship between CYP2B6 variation, hydroxybupropion concentration, and bupropion‐aided smoking cessation in African Americans? A moderated mediation analysis. Addiction. 2021 Nov 17.

Cigarettes—Health Effects

Ibrahim C, Le Foll B, Hassan AN. The effect of nicotine dependence on the risk of developing post-traumatic stress disorder: Results from the National Epidemiologic Survey on Alcohol and Related Conditions (NESARC). Nicotine Tob Res. 2021 Nov 3.

Frie JA, Nolan CJ, Murray JE, Khokhar JY. Addiction-related outcomes of nicotine and alcohol co-use: New insights following the rise in vaping. Nicotine Tob Res. 2021 Nov 10.

Kim J, Kambari Y, Taggar A, Quilty LC, Selby P, Caravaggio F, et al. A measure of illness awareness in individuals with nicotine dependence – Nicotine Use Awareness and Insight Scale (NAS). Nicotine Tob Res. 2021 Nov 12.

Industry—E-Cigarettes

Campus B, Fafard P, St. Pierre J, Hoffman SJ. Comparing the regulation and incentivization of e-cigarettes across 97 countries. Soc Sci Med. 2021 Dec;291:114187.

Industry—Menthol

Przewoźniak K, Kyriakos C, Hiscock R, Radu-Loghin C, Fong G. Effects of and challenges to bans on menthol and other flavors in tobacco products. Tob Prev Cessat. 2021 Nov 15;7(November):1–3.

Prevention—Home Setting

O’Donnell R, McCulloch P, Greaves L, Semple S, Amos A. What helps and what hinders the creation of a smoke-free home: A qualitative study of fathers in Scotland. Nicotine Tob Res. 2021 Nov 10.