May 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

Prevention—E-cigarettes

OTRU researchers conducted a machine learning analysis of a cohort of youth and young adults, finding that place of last vape purchase, number of days a pod lasts, and the frequency of nicotine-containing vaping were the most important predictors for dependence among daily vapers, while race, sexual orientation and reporting treatment for heart disease were the most important predictors in non-daily vapers.

Singh I, Valavil Punnapuzha V, Mitsakakis N, Fu R, Chaiton M. A machine learning approach reveals distinct predictors of vaping dependence for adolescent daily and non-daily vapers in the COVID-19 Era. Healthcare (Basel). 2023;11(10):1465.

Cessation—LGBTQ

A study of LGBTQ2S+ young adults examined predictors of social acceptability of smoking and vaping indicating that results higher smoking acceptability was more common among those who currently smoke, currently vape, are younger, live in smaller cities, identify as a person of color, with variation by gender and sexual orientation.

Planinac L, Schwartz R, Chaiton M, Baskerville B, Grace D, Logie C, MacDonald C. Perceptions of cigarette smoking and vaping among 2SLGBTQI+ young adults in Ontario and Quebec, Canada. Journal of LGBT Youth. 2023 Apr 28:1-6.

Hot Topics

Prevalence—Cigarettes

CDC data found that cigarette smoking declined from 12.5% in 2020 to 11.5% in 2021, the lowest level recorded since 1965 while e-cigarette use increased slightly.

Cornelius ME. Tobacco Product Use Among Adults – United States, 2021. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2023;72.

Industry—Research

University of Bath research examine the Foundation for Smoke-Free World  and how it corresponds to other corporate attempts to interfere with science.

Legg T, Clift B, Gilmore AB. Document analysis of the Foundation for a Smoke-Free World’s scientific outputs and activities: a case study in contemporary tobacco industry agnogenesis. Tob Control. Published online May 3, 2023:tc-2022-057667.

Reviews

Cessation—Cancer

Yingst JM, Carrillo M, Chan KH, et al. Effectiveness of smoking cessation interventions among persons with cancer: A systematic review. Psychooncology. Published online May 24, 2023.

Cessation—Diabetes

Grech J, Norman IJ, Sammut R. Effectiveness of intensive stand-alone smoking cessation interventions for individuals with diabetes: A systematic review and intervention component analysis. Tob Induc Dis. 2023;21:57.

Cessation—Mental Illness

Martinez Agulleiro L, Patil B, Firth J, et al. A systematic review of digital interventions for smoking cessation in patients with serious mental illness. Psychol Med. Published online May 10, 2023:1-13.

Cessation—Pharmacological

Kraiss J, Viechtbauer W, Black N, et al. Estimating the true effectiveness of smoking cessation interventions under variable comparator conditions: A systematic review and meta-regression. Addiction. Published online May 2, 2023.

Hajizadeh A, Howes S, Theodoulou A, et al. Antidepressants for smoking cessation. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2023;5(5):CD000031.

E-cigarettes—Health Effects

Anandan AS, Leung J, Chan GCK, et al. Common adverse events of electronic cigarettes compared with traditional nicotine replacement therapies: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Drug Alcohol Rev. Published online May 2, 2023.

Protection—Health Effects

Glenn AL, Ragno LK, Liu J. Association between postnatal environmental tobacco smoke exposure controlling for prenatal exposure and conduct problems in children: A systematic review. Neurotoxicology. 2023;97:53-64.

Canadian

Cessation—E-cigarettes

Gravely S, Yong HH, Reid JL, et al. An examination of quitting smoking as a reason for vaping by the type of nicotine vaping device used most often among adults who smoke and vape: Findings from the Canada, England and the United States 2020 ITC Smoking and Vaping Survey. Prev Med Rep. 2023;33:102201.

Cessation—Work Settings

Saetta S, Frohlich KL, Le Dref G, Kivits J, Minary L. The (De)normalisation of Smoking Among Apprentices: Plurality of Settings, Norms and Vulnerability Levels. Qual Health Res. Published online May 12, 2023:10497323231166796.

Industry—Advertising

Dewhirst T. “Proudly Canadian” and “no Big Tobacco affiliation”: STLTH e-cigarette advertising and positioning in Canada. Tob Control. Published online May 19, 2023:tc-2023-057960.

Prevention—E-cigarettes

Davidson M, Al-Hamdani M. An examination of the social perceptions and vaping preferences of young electronic nicotine delivery system users. Front Public Health. 2023;11:1150368.

Prevalence—HIV

Smith MSR, Saberi S, Ajaykumar A, et al. Robust tobacco smoking self-report in two cohorts: pregnant women or men and women living with or without HIV. Sci Rep. 2023;13(1):7711.