January 2023

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. Get Current Abstracts delivered directly to your inbox every month by signing up for our Monthly Emailer. Full text is available where indicated, otherwise, a fee may be required.

OTRU

OTRU published a call for examining alternative models for tobacco retail as part of Nicotine & Tobacco Research’s supplement on transforming the tobacco industry. This paper suggests that the compassion club model used currently for opioids and cannabis in some jurisdictions may provide benefits as a non-profit model for distribution.

Industry—Retail

Starr R, Murray K, Chaiton M. The Compassion Club: A new proposal for transformation of tobacco retail. Nicotine Tob Res. Published online January 2, 2023:ntac295.

Hot Topics

A major meta-analysis found that current smokers were more likely to experience subjective cognitive decline.

Health Effects—Cigarettes

Rajczyk JI, Ferketich A, Wing JJ. Relation Between Smoking Status and Subjective Cognitive Decline in Middle Age and Older Adults: A Cross-Sectional Analysis of 2019 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System Data. Journal of Alzheimer’s Disease. 2023;91(1):215-223.

Researchers from the University of Waterloo examined changes in illicit cigarettes in Canada after menthol restrictions and found that there was no change in purchasing illicit tobacco before and after the ban.

Industry—Flavours

Chung-Hall J, Fong GT, Meng G, Craig LV. Illicit cigarette purchasing after implementation of menthol cigarette bans in Canada: findings from the 2016-2018 ITC Four Country Smoking and Vaping Surveys. Tob Control. Published online January 6, 2023:tc-2022-057697.

Reviews

Cessation—E-Cigarettes

La Rosa G, Vernooij R, Qureshi M, Polosa R, O’Leary R. Clinical testing of the cardiovascular effects of e-cigarette substitution for smoking: a living systematic review. Intern Emerg Med. Published online January 7, 2023.

Cessation—Health Settings

Grech J, Norman IJ, Sammut R. Helping smokers with diabetes quit: A scoping review of the interventions utilised, and the challenges and barriers to smoking cessation. Prim Care Diabetes. Published online January 19, 2023:S1751-9918(23)00005-0.

Cessation—Health Professionals

Priya H, Deb Barma M, Purohit BM, et al. Global Status of Knowledge, Attitude and Practice on Tobacco Cessation Interventions Among Dental Professionals: A Systematic Review. Tob Use Insights. 2022;15:1179173X221137218.

Cessation—Substance Use

van Amsterdam J, van den Brink W. The effect of alcohol use on smoking cessation: A systematic review. Alcohol. Published online January 20, 2023:S0741-8329(23)00010-1.

Cessation—Weight Loss

García-Fernández G, Krotter A, González-Roz A, García-Pérez Á, Secades-Villa R. Effectiveness of including weight management in smoking cessation treatments: A meta-analysis of behavioral interventions. Addict Behav. 2023;140:107606.

Canadian

Cessation—Digital Tools

Jessiman-Perreault G, Dunn R, Erza A, et al. Fact or Fiction? The Development and Evaluation of a Tobacco Virtual Health Tool. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2023;20(2):1397.

Cessation—E-Cigarettes

Sanchez S, Deck A, Baskerville NB, Chaiton M. Supporting Youth Vaping Cessation With the Crush the Crave Smartphone App: Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Trial. JMIR Res Protoc. 2023;12:e42956.