November 2019
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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Hot Topics
E-Cigarettes—Health Effects
George and colleagues find evidence of benefits of switching to e-cigarettes from cigarettes.
George J, Hussain M, Vadiveloo T, Ireland S, Hopkinson P, et al. Cardiovascular effects of switching from tobacco cigarettes to electronic cigarettes. Journal of the American College of Cardiology 2019. doi:10.1016/j.jacc.2019.09.067.
Kuntic and colleagues find direct evidence of cardiovascular harm from e-cigarettes.
Kuntic M, Oelze M, Steven S, Kröller-Schön S, Stamm P, et al. Short-term e-cigarette vapour exposure causes vascular oxidative stress and dysfunction: evidence for a close connection to brain damage and a key role of the phagocytic NADPH oxidase (NOX-2). European Heart Journal 2019. doi:10.1093/eurheartj/ehz772.
Canadian physicians present the first evidence bronchiolitis or “popcorn lung” in a Canadian youth.
Landman ST, Dhaliwal I, Mackenzie CA, Martinu T, Steele A, et al. Life-threatening bronchiolitis related to electronic cigarette use in a Canadian youth. Canadian Medical Association Journal 2019. doi:10.1503/cmaj.191402.
Reviews
Cessation—Behavioural Interventions
Livingstone‐Banks J, Norris E, Hartmann‐Boyce J, West R, Jarvis M, et al. Relapse prevention interventions for smoking cessation. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 2019, Issue 10. Art. No.: CD003999. DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD003999.pub6.
Tzelepis F, Paul CL, Williams CM, Gilligan C, Regan T, et al. Real‐time video counselling for smoking cessation. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 2019, Issue 10. Art. No.: CD012659. DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD012659.pub2.
Ussher MH, Faulkner GEJ, Angus K, Hartmann‐Boyce J, Taylor AH. Exercise interventions for smoking cessation. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 2019, Issue 10. Art. No.: CD002295. DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD002295.pub6.
Cessation—Cancer Patients
Mujcic A, Blankers M, Bommelé J, Boon B, Berman AH, et al. The effectiveness of distance‐based interventions for smoking cessation and alcohol moderation among cancer survivors: a meta‐analysis. Psycho-Oncology 2019. doi:10.1002/pon.5261.
Cessation—Health Professionals
Brett K, Yeung SST, Ford C. Pharmacist-led interventions for tobacco smoking cessation: A review of clinical effectiveness and cost-effectiveness. Ottawa: CADTH; 2019 Sep.
Carson‐Chahhoud KV, Livingstone‐Banks J, Sharrad KJ, Kopsaftis Z, Brinn MP, et al. Community pharmacy personnel interventions for smoking cessation. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 2019, Issue 10. Art. No.: CD003698. DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD003698.pub3.
Hyndman K, Thomas RE, Schira HR, Bradley J, Chachula K, et al. The effectiveness of tobacco dependence education in health professional students’ practice: A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 2019 16:4158.
Prevention—E-Cigarettes
Amin S, Dunn AG, Laranjo L. Social influence in the uptake and use of electronic cigarettes: A systematic review. American Journal of Preventive Medicine 2019. doi:10.1016/j.amepre.2019.08.023.
Nguyen HV. Association of Canada’s provincial bans on electronic cigarette sales to minors with electronic cigarette use among youths. JAMA Pediatrics April 2019. doi:10.1001/jamapediatrics.2019.3912.
Tobacco—Methods
Imtiaz MH, Ramos-Garcia RI, Wattal S, Tiffany S, Sazonov E. Wearable sensors for monitoring of cigarette smoking in free-living: A systematic review. Sensors 2019, 19, 4678.
Recent Work by Canadian Researchers
Cessation—Alcohol
Ordean A, Forte M, Selby P, Grennell E. Screening, brief intervention, and referral to treatment for prenatal alcohol use and cigarette smoking. Journal of Addiction Medicine 2019:1.
Cessation—Indigenous Populations
Fazelipour M, Cunningham F. Barriers and facilitators to the implementation of brief interventions targeting smoking, nutrition, and physical activity for indigenous populations: a narrative review. International Journal for Equity in Health 2019;18(1).
Prevalence—Cannabis
Fataar F, Hammond D. The prevalence of vaping and smoking as modes of delivery for nicotine and cannabis among youth in Canada, England and the United States. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 2019;16(21):4111.