September 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

Prevalence—COVID-19

OTRU conducted a survey of over 7000 youth and found that a majority of youth increased their use of substances including cigarette smoking and vaping over the COVID-19 pandemic and that 55% of youth increased their use of two substances, indicating a need for increased prevention and cessation efforts among youth.

Chaiton M, Dubray J, Kundu A, Schwartz R. Perceived impact of COVID on smoking, vaping, alcohol and cannabis use among youth and youth adults in Canada. Can J Psychiatry. Published online September 6, 2021:070674372110421.

Hot Topics

Industry—Health Warnings

A simulation study found that implementing graphic health warnings in the US would be associated with 539 000 smoking-attributable deaths averted and 7.9 million life-years gained.

Tam J, Jeon J, Thrasher JF, et al. Estimated prevalence of smoking and smoking-attributable mortality associated with graphic health warnings on cigarette packages in the US From 2022 to 2100. JAMA Heal Forum. 2021;2(9):e212852.

Initiation—E-Cigarettes

Australian researchers found that both nicotine and non-nicotine electric delivery systems were associated with the initiation of tobacco use.

Yoong SL, Hall A, Turon H, et al. Association between electronic nicotine delivery systems and electronic non-nicotine delivery systems with initiation of tobacco use in individuals aged < 20 years. A systematic review and meta-analysis. PLoS One. 2021;16(9):e0256044.

Prevalence—COVID-19

Ashley Clift and colleagues conducted a rigorous study that controlling for selection effects and found that smoking was strongly causally associated with the risk of severe COVID-19.

Clift AK, Ende A von, Tan PS, et al. Smoking and COVID-19 outcomes: an observational and Mendelian randomisation study using the UK Biobank cohort. Thorax. Published online September 27, 2021:thoraxjnl-2021-217080.

Systematic Reviews

Cessation—E-Cigarettes

Hartmann-Boyce J, McRobbie H, Butler AR, et al. Electronic cigarettes for smoking cessation. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2021;2021(9):93-94. doi:10.1002/14651858.CD010216.pub6.

Cessation—Flavours

Dyson J, Bhatnagar M, Skinner J, Crooks M. Helping the quitters quit: A systematic review and narrative synthesis of the barriers and facilitators to e-cigarette cessation and the support that is needed. Patient Educ Couns. Published online September 2021. doi:10.1016/j.pec.2021.09.024.

Cessation—Pregnancy

Flemington T, La Hera-Fuentes G, Bovill M, et al. Smoking cessation messages for pregnant Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women: A rapid review of peer-reviewed literature and assessment of research translation of media content. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2021;18(17):9341. doi:10.3390/ijerph18179341.

Cessation—Technological Interventions

Keijsers M, Vega-Corredor MC, Tomintz M, Hoermann S. Virtual reality technology use in cigarette craving and smoking interventions (I “Virtually” Quit): Systematic review. J Med Internet Res. 2021;23(9):e24307. doi:10.2196/24307.

Initiation—Prenatal

Duko B, Pereira G, Tait RJ, Nyadanu SD, Betts K, Alati R. Prenatal tobacco exposure and the risk of tobacco smoking and dependence in offspring: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Drug Alcohol Depend. 2021;227:108993.

Canadian

Industry—Corporate Structure

Dewhirst T. ‘Beyond nicotine’ marketing strategies: Big Tobacco diversification into the vaping and cannabis product sectors. Tob Control. Published online September 12, 2021.

Industry—Endgame

King BA, Ahluwalia IB, Bacelar Gomes A, Fong GT. Combating the tobacco epidemic in North America: challenges and opportunities. Tob Control. Published online August 27, 2021:tobaccocontrol-2021-056812.

Industry—Labelling

Dewhirst T. Interplay of food and tobacco product descriptors and health claims. Tob Control. Published online September 12, 2021