Each month, we conduct a search of the PubMed database for new peer-reviewed articles on the retail tobacco environment and policy. Many of these articles are available for FREE. The April 2022 PubMed search results are now available. Check them out! And check back after the first Tuesday of each month for a new list.    

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Online E-Cigarette Information Exposure and Its Association with E-Cigarette Use among Adolescents in Shanghai, China. Dai L, He Y, Tan Y, Yu Z, Zhu J. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2022 Mar 11;19(6):3329. doi: 10.3390/ijerph19063329. PMID: 35329027 Free PMC article.

Packaging characteristics of top-selling cigars in the United States, 2018. Giovenco DP, Spillane TE, Talbot E, Wackowski OA, Audrain-McGovern J, Ganz O, Delnevo CD. Nicotine Tob Res. 2022 Mar 14:ntac070. doi: 10.1093/ntr/ntac070. Online ahead of print. PMID: 35287167

News events and their relationship with US vape sales: an interrupted time series analysis. Janmohamed K, Nakamura-Sakai S, Soale AN, Forastiere L, Altice FL, Kumar N. BMC Public Health. 2022 Mar 10;22(1):479. doi: 10.1186/s12889-022-12858-x. PMID: 35272644 Free PMC article.

Youth tobacco use before and after flavoured tobacco sales restrictions in Oakland, California and San Francisco, California. Liu J, Hartman L, Tan ASL, Winickoff JP. Tob Control. 2022 Mar 17:tobaccocontrol-2021-057135. doi: 10.1136/tobaccocontrol-2021-057135. Online ahead of print. PMID: 35301257

The geographic distribution of retail tobacco outlets in Yogyakarta, Indonesia. Morrison CN, Lee JP, Giovenco DP, West B, Hidayana I, Astuti PAS, Mooney SJ, Jacobowitz A, Rundle A. Drug Alcohol Rev. 2021 Nov;40(7):1315-1324. doi: 10.1111/dar.13285. Epub 2021 Mar 28. PMID: 33779016

Disparities in self-reported exposure to tobacco marketing among youth and young adults from low-socioeconomic status neighbourhoods in Mexico City. Nian Q, Grilo G, Cohen JE, Smith KC, Reynales-Shigematsu LM, Flores Escartin MG, Moran MB. Glob Public Health. 2022 Mar 18:1-15. doi: 10.1080/17441692.2022.2049346. Online ahead of print. PMID: 35301935

Re-exploring the early relationship between teenage cigarette and e-cigarette use using price and tax changes. Pesko MF, Warman C. Health Econ. 2022 Jan;31(1):137-153. doi: 10.1002/hec.4439. Epub 2021 Oct 20. PMID: 34672061

A Comprehensive Qualitative Review of Studies Evaluating the Impact of Local US Laws Restricting the Sale of Flavored and Menthol Tobacco Products. Rogers T, Brown EM, Siegel-Reamer L, Rahman B, Feld AL, Patel M, Vallone D, Schillo BA. Nicotine Tob Res. 2022 Mar 1;24(4):433-443. doi: 10.1093/ntr/ntab188. PMID: 34525207Free PMC article.

Inequitable Distribution of FTP Marketing by Neighborhood Characteristics: Further Evidence for Targeted Marketing. Rose SW, Anesetti-Rothermel A, Westneat S, van de Venne J, Folger S, Rahman B, Azam T, Zhou Y, Debnam C, Ribisl K, Cohn AM. Nicotine Tob Res. 2022 Mar 1;24(4):484-492. doi: 10.1093/ntr/ntab222. PMID: 34687204 Free PMC article.

Cigarette Promotions in U.S. Pharmacies. Seidenberg AB, Henriksen L, Ribisl KM. Nicotine Tob Res. 2022 Mar 1;24(4):612-616. doi: 10.1093/ntr/ntab204. PMID: 34624896

The Co-occurrence of Specialty Vape Shops, Social Disadvantage, and Poor Air Quality in the United States: An Assessment of Cumulative Risks to Youth. Venugopal PD, Morse AL, Alrefai-Kirkpatrick R, Tworek C, Chang HW. Health Equity. 2022 Feb 25;6(1):132-141. doi: 10.1089/heq.2021.0151. eCollection 2022. PMID: 35261940 Free PMC article.

The above papers are the results of the following PubMed search:

(tobacco products[mesh] OR tobacco[tiab] OR tobacco industry[mesh] OR (smoking[mesh] NOT marijuana smoking[mesh]) OR smoking[tiab] OR cigarette[tiab] OR cigarettes[tiab] OR cigar[tiab] OR cigars[tiab] OR cigarillo[tiab] OR cigarillos[tiab] OR ends[tiab] OR “electronic nicotine device”[tiab] OR “electronic nicotine devices”[tiab] OR “heat not burn”[tiab] OR heat-not-burn[tiab] OR vaping[tiab] OR vapes[tiab] OR vape[tiab] OR heatstick[tiab] OR heatsticks[tiab] OR “heated tobacco product”[tiab] OR “heated tobacco products”[tiab] OR “non-cigarette tobacco product”[tiab] OR “non-cigarette tobacco products”[tiab]) AND (store[tiab] OR stores[tiab] OR “point of sale”[tiab] OR “points of sale”[tiab] OR retail[tiab] OR retailers[tiab] OR retailer[tiab] OR retailing[tiab] OR shop[tiab] OR “gas station”[tiab] OR “gas stations”[tiab] OR “point of purchase”[tiab] OR “points of purchase”[tiab] OR outlet[tiab] OR outlets[tiab] OR “milk bars”[tiab] OR newsstands[tiab])

Previous literature reviews: June 2020, July 2020, August 2020, September 2020, October 2020, November 2020, December 2020, January 2021, February 2021, March 2021, April 2021, May 2021, June 2021, July 2021, August 2021, September 2021, October 2021, December 2021, January 2022, February 2022, March 2022