December 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

E-Cigarettes—Initiation

Martha Pienkowski and colleagues at OTRU used data from the first wave of the Vaping Dependence Cohort to examine measures of nicotine dependence and addiction among youth and young adults. Seventy-five percent of current vapers reported being somewhat or very addicted, contrary to earlier reports finding low levels of addiction among youth.

Pienkowski M, Chaiton M, Dubray J, Schwartz R. E-Cigarette Dependence in Youth. Nicotine Tob Res. Published online December 22, 2021.

Hot Topics

Industry—Endgame

The Government of New Zealand published an action plan for a cigarette endgame—creating a tobacco-free generation by raising the minimum age each year, removing nicotine from cigarettes, and reducing tobacco availability.

Smokefree Aotearoa 2025 Action Plan – Auahi Kore Aotearoa Mahere Rautaki 2025 | Ministry of Health NZ. 2021

Industry—Novel Products

Samantha Cwalina led a discussion on the rise of tobacco-free nicotine in the US, which is being used to escape regulation.

Cwalina SN, McConnell R, Benowitz NL, Barrington-Trimis JL. Tobacco-free Nicotine — New Name, Same Scheme? N Engl J Med. 2021;385(26):2406-2408.

Reviews

Cessation—E-Cigarettes

Quigley J, Walsh C, Lee C, et al. Efficacy and safety of electronic cigarettes as a smoking cessation intervention: A systematic review and network meta-analysis. Tob Prev Cessat. 2021;7(November):1-14.

Cessation—Mobile Interventions

Kant R, Yadav P, Bairwa M. Effectiveness of the Internet-Based Versus Face-to-Face Interaction on Reduction of Tobacco Use Among Adults: A Meta-Analysis. Cureus. 2021;13(11).

Health Effects—Smokeless

Hajat C, Stein E, Ramstrom L, Shantikumar S, Polosa R. The health impact of smokeless tobacco products: a systematic review. Harm Reduct J. 2021;18(1):123.

Canadian

Cessation—Cancer Settings

Quartey NK, Papadakos J, Umakanthan B, Giuliani ME. Pivoting the Provision of Smoking Cessation Education in a Virtual Clinical World: The Princess Margaret Cancer Centre Experience. Curr Oncol. 2021;28(6):5395-5400.

Cessation—Hospital Settings

Mullen KA, Walker KL, Noble S, et al. Nicotine replacement therapy ‘gift cards’ for hospital inpatients who smoke: a prospective before-and-after controlled pilot evaluation. Tob Control. Published online December 15, 2021:tobaccocontrol-2021-056947.

E-Cigarettes—Prevention

Williams GC, Cole AG, de Groh M, Jiang Y, Leatherdale ST. More support needed: Evaluating the impact of school e-cigarette prevention and cessation programs on e-cigarette initiation among a sample of Canadian secondary school students. Prev Med. Published online December 2021:106924.

Health Effects—Mental Health Populations

Olson R, McLay M, Hamm J, Callaghan RC. Identification of Tobacco-Related Cancer Diagnoses among Individuals with Psychiatric Disorders: A Population-Based Matched Cohort Study Using a Competing Risks Approach from British Columbia. Curr Oncol. 2021;28(6):4953-4960.

Prevention—Indigenous

Schick MR, Williams JN, Kirk-Provencher KT, Cyders MA, Spillane NS. Application of the acquired preparedness model for alcohol and cigarette use among reserve-dwelling first nation adolescents. Psychol Addict Behav. Published online December 20, 2021.

Protection—Thirdhand Smoke

Yeh K, Li L, Wania F, Abbatt JPD. Thirdhand smoke from tobacco, e-cigarettes, cannabis, methamphetamine and cocaine: Partitioning, reactive fate, and human exposure in indoor environments. Environ Int. 2022;160:107063. doi:10.1016/j.envint.2021.107063.