Current Abstracts

March 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

Cigarettes—Cannabis

OTRU practicum student Alanna Chu used the International Cannabis Policy Survey to show differences in how cannabis and tobacco are mixed varies by policies. Edible use was associated with less tobacco mixing.

Chu A, Chaiton M, Kaufman P, et al. Co-Use, simultaneous Use, and mixing of cannabis and tobacco: A cross-national comparison of Canada and the US by cannabis administration type. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2023;20(5):4206.

Cigarettes—Language

Michael Chaiton argues that stigma needs to be overcome by increased acceptance and that person-first language may hinder that process.

Chaiton M. Embrace the Smoker: Person-first language is not a solution to stigma. Nicotine Tob Res. Published online March 25, 2023:ntad047.

Industry—E-Cigarettes

OTRU PhD student Daniel Eisenkraft-Klein led a paper examining the conflicting perspectives on tobacco harm reduction finding that the majority of meanings attached to tobacco harm reduction were rooted in values, ideology, politics, and opinions, rather than straightforward disagreements about the scientific evidence.

Eisenkraft Klein D, Hawkins B, Schwartz R. Understanding experts’ conflicting perspectives on tobacco harm reduction and e-cigarettes: An interpretive policy analysis. SSM – Qualitative Research in Health. 2022;2:100197.

Hot Topics

E-Cigarettes—Flavours

A systematic review of the role of flavours of e-cigarettes to assist smoking cessation found inconclusive results. In the 29 papers studies, there was little evidence to show flavours supported or hindered cessation.

Liber AC, Knoll M, Cadham CJ, et al. The role of flavored electronic nicotine delivery systems in smoking cessation: A systematic review. Drug and Alcohol Dependence Reports. 2023;7:100143.

Industry—Cost

UCSF researchers examined the cost-effectiveness of the Californian Tobacco Control Program from 1989-2019 and found that it was associated with a cost savings of $544 billion cumulatively over this period.

Lightwood JM, Anderson S, Glantz SA. Smoking and healthcare expenditure reductions associated with the California Tobacco Control Program, 1989 to 2019: A predictive validation. PLOS ONE. 2023;18(3):e0263579.

Reviews

Cessation—Behavioural Interventions

Xu M, Guo K, Shang X, et al. Network Meta-analysis of Behavioral Programs for Smoking Quit in Healthy People. Am J Prev Med. Published online March 7, 2023:S0749-3797(23)00123-X.

Cessation—Cancer Settings

Frazer K, Bhardwaj N, Fox P, et al. Smoking cessation interventions for smokers diagnosed with cancer: a systematic review. The Lancet. 2022;400:S39.

Cigarettes—COVID

Gallus S, Scala M, Possenti I, et al. The role of smoking in COVID-19 progression: a comprehensive meta-analysis. Eur Respir Rev. 2023;32(167):220191. https://doi.10.1183/16000617.0191-2022

E-Cigarettes—Health Effects

Banks E, Yazidjoglou A, Brown S, et al. Electronic cigarettes and health outcomes: umbrella and systematic review of the global evidence. Med J Aust. Published online March 20, 2023.

E-Cigarettes—Risk Perception

Ahuja NA, Kedia SK, Regmi S, Dillon PJ. Disparities in e-cigarette harm and addiction perceptions among adolescents in the United States: a systematic review of the literature. J Racial Ethn Health Disparities. Published online March 6, 2023.

Prevention—Waterpipes

Yu Z, Wang M, Fu J. Association between waterpipe use and susceptibility to cigarette smoking among adolescents and young adults who never smoked: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Tob Induc Dis. 2023;21:29.

Canadian

Cigarette—Prevalence

Levy DT, Tam J, Jeon J, Holford TR, Fleischer NL, Meza R. Summary and Concluding Remarks: Patterns of Birth Cohort‒Specific Smoking Histories. Am J Prev Med. 2023;64(4 Suppl 1):S72-S79.

E-Cigarettes—Health Effects

Cook SF, Hirschtick JL, Fleischer NL, et al. Cigarettes, ENDS Use, and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease incidence: A prospective longitudinal study. Am J Prev Med. 2023;0(0).

Industry—Minimum Age

Reid JL, Burkhalter R, Kasza K, et al. Minimum legal age laws and perceived access to cigarettes, e-cigarettes, and other substances among youth in Canada, England, and the United States: 2017-2021. Int J Drug Policy. 2023;115:104003.

Prevention—Substance Use

Shephard A, Dölek Ş, Barrett SP. Investigating predictors of problematic alcohol, cannabis, and nicotine use among legal users of all three substances. Frontiers in Psychiatry. 2023;14.