January 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

OTRU published two articles on e-cigarettes this month. Rui Fu led a study showing that smokers who used e-cigarettes to quit reported better experiences on their social support for using e-cigarettes and side effects experienced. Navitha Jayakumar found that seeing people use e-cigarettes was the strongest predictor of e-cigarette initiation.

Cessation—E-Cigarettes

Fu R, Oconnor S, Diemert L, Pelletier H, Eissenberg T, et al. Real-world vaping experiences and smoking cessation among cigarette smoking adults. Addictive Behaviors 2021;116:106814. doi:10.1016/j.addbeh.2020.106814

Initiation—E-Cigarettes

Jayakumar N, O’Connor S, Diemert L, Schwartz R. Predictors of E-Cigarette Initiation: Findings From the Youth and Young Adult Panel Study. Tobacco Use Insights 2020;13. doi:10.1177/1179173×20977486 FREE

Hot Topics

Cessation—Guidelines

Updated clinical guidelines on tobacco cessation were released in JAMA by the US Preventive Services Task Force.

Patnode CD, Henderson JT, Coppola EL, Melnikow J, Durbin S, et al. Interventions for Tobacco Cessation in Adults, Including Pregnant Persons. JAMA 2021;325(3):280. doi:10.1001/jama.2020.23541 FREE

Health Effects—COVID-19

Two studies were published on the association of smoking and risk of COVID-19.  Inconsistent results have been found previously, possibly because of selection bias. These studies were able to overcome the main effects of selection bias through cohort studies that identified smoking prior to onset of COVID-19, and found that greater levels of smoking history were associated with both onset and adverse outcomes.

Hopkinson NS, Rossi N, El-Sayed_Moustafa J, Laverty AA, et al. Current smoking and COVID-19 risk: results from a population symptom app in over 2.4 million people. Thorax 2021. doi:10.1136/thoraxjnl-2020-216422 FREE

Lowe KE, Zein J, Hatipoglu U, Attaway A. Association of Smoking and Cumulative Pack-Year Exposure With COVID-19 Outcomes in the Cleveland Clinic COVID-19 Registry. JAMA Internal Medicine. Published online January 25, 2021. doi:10.1001/jamainternmed.2020.8360 FREE

Reviews

Cessation—Behavioural Interventions

Hartmann-Boyce J, Livingstone-Banks J, Ordóñez-Mena JM, Fanshawe TR, Lindson N, et al. Behavioural interventions for smoking cessation: an overview and network meta-analysis. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 2021. doi:10.1002/14651858.cd013229.pub2

Cessation—E-Cigarettes

Zhang Y, Bu F, Dong F, Wang J, Zhu S, et al. The effect of e-cigarettes on smoking cessation and cigarette smoking initiation: An evidence-based rapid review and meta-analysis. Tobacco Induced Diseases 2021;19(January):4. doi:10.18332/tid/131624 FREE

Cessation—Exercise

Pereira Santos, C, Mahara P, dos Santos Gouveia T, Bitencourt Soares de Oliveira C, Yassuki Tacao G, et al. Effectiveness of Aerobic Exercise on Smoking Cessation in Adults: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Journal of Physical Activity and Health 1-13. doi.org/10.1123/jpah.2019-0339

Cessation—Mental Health Populations

Rajalu BM, Jayarajan D, Muliyala KP, Sharma P, Gandhi S, et al. Non-pharmacological interventions for smoking in persons with schizophrenia spectrum disorders – A systematic review. Asian Journal of Psychiatry 2021;56:102530. doi:10.1016/j.ajp.2020.102530

Recent Work by Canadian Researchers

Cessation—Cancer Settings

Giannopoulos E, Papadakos J, Cameron E, Brual J, Truscott R, et al. Identifying Best Implementation Practices for Smoking Cessation in Complex Cancer Settings. Current Oncology 2021;28(1):471-484. doi:10.3390/curroncol28010049 FREE

Cessation—E-Cigarettes

Hanna WC. Commentary: E-cigarettes and the thoracic surgeon, friend or foe? The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 2020. doi:10.1016/j.jtcvs.2020.12.040 FREE

Ng G, Attwells S, Selby P, Zawertailo L. Effectiveness of Non-Nicotinic E-Cigarettes to Reduce Cue- and Abstinence-Induced Cigarette Craving in Non-Treatment Seeking Daily Dependent Smokers. Psychopharmacology. Published online January 30, 2021. doi:10.1007/s00213-021-05772-4

Cessation—Medical Settings

Veldhuizen S, Zawertailo L, Noormohamed A, Hussain S, Selby P. Treatment use patterns in a large extended-treatment tobacco cessation program: predictors and cost implications. Tobacco Control. 2021. doi:10.1136/tobaccocontrol-2020-056203

E-Cigarettes—COVID-19

Bandara NA, Herath J, Mehrnoush V. Addressing e-cigarette health claims made on social media amidst the COVID-19 pandemic. World Journal of Pediatrics 2021;1-3. doi:10.1007/s12519-021-00410-7 FREE

Industry—Modelling

Skinner A, Occhipinti J-A, Osgood ND. A dynamic modelling analysis of the impact of tobacco control programs on population-level nicotine dependence. Scientific Reports. 2021;11(1). doi:10.1038/s41598-021-81460-9 FREE

Prevalence—Cancer Settings

Abdel-Rahman O. Patterns of cigarette smoking and alcohol drinking among Canadian adults with cancer in a contemporary national cohort. Journal of Cancer Survivorship. Published online January 24, 2021. doi:10.1007/s11764-021-00992-1