June 2022

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.

Hot Topics

Investigators from the Institute for Global Tobacco Control at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health review the strategies to promote tobacco products at points of sale across the world. These strategies include 1) display of cigarettes near snacks, sweets and sugary drinks, (2) placement of cigarette advertisements near the eye-level of children, (3) advertisements and display of flavoured cigarettes and (4) sale of single sticks of cigarettes.

Industry—Marketing

Brown JL, Rosen D, Carmona MG, Parra N, Hurley M, Cohen JE. Spinning a global web: tactics used by Big Tobacco to attract children at tobacco points-of-sale. Tob Control. 2022;0:tobaccocontrol-2021-057095. doi:10.1136/tobaccocontrol-2021-057095. FREE

Systematic Reviews

Cessation—Interventions

Iqbal S, Barolia R, Petrucka P, Ladak L, Rehmani R, Kabir A. Smoking cessation interventions in South Asian Region: a systematic scoping review. BMC Public Health. 2022;22(1):1096. doi:10.1186/s12889-022-13443-y. FREE

Health Effects—Cancer

Alkhaifi M, Clayton A, Kishibe T, Simpson JS. The Association Between Smoking Status and Breast Cancer Recurrence: A Systematic Review. J Breast Cancer. 2022;25. doi:10.4048/jbc.2022.25.e23

Health Effects—E-Cigaretttes

D’Ambrosio F, Pisano M, Amato A, Iandolo A, Caggiano M, Martina S. Periodontal and Peri-Implant Health Status in Traditional vs. Heat-Not-Burn Tobacco and Electronic Cigarettes Smokers: A Systematic Review. Dent J. 2022;10(6):103. doi:10.3390/dj10060103. FREE

Health Effects—Mental Health

Stevenson J, Miller CL, Martin K, Mohammadi L, Lawn S. Investigating the reciprocal temporal relationships between tobacco consumption and psychological disorders for youth: an international review. BMJ Open. 2022;12(6):e055499. doi:10.1136/bmjopen-2021-055499 FREE

Canadian

Health Effects—Food Insecurity

Mirzaei O, Natcher DC. Recreational tobacco consumption and food insecurity among First Nations in Canada. Can J Public Heal. Published online June 8, 2022. doi:10.17269/s41997-022-00650-8.

Industry—Heated Tobacco

Miller CR, Xu SS, Smith DM, et al. Assessing use of inhalable nicotine products within complex markets: the dilemma of heated tobacco products. Tob Control. Published online June 9, 2022:tobaccocontrol-2021-057081. doi:10.1136/tobaccocontrol-2021-057081.

Protection—Children

Zhang C, Lam K, Hicks P, et al. Unintentional Tobacco Smoke Exposure in Children. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2022;19(12):7076. doi:10.3390/ijerph19127076. FREE