At the beginning of 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 August 2020 PubMed search results are now available. Check them out! And check back after the first Tuesday of each month for a new list.    

Articles with this icon are available free of charge.

Vape shop owners/managers’ opinions about FDA regulation of e-cigarettes. Berg CJ, Barker DC, Sussman S, Getachew B, Pulvers K, Wagener TL, Hayes RB, Henriksen L. Nicotine Tob Res. 2020 Jul 29:ntaa138. doi: 10.1093/ntr/ntaa138. Online ahead of print. PMID: 32722808

The actual and anticipated effects of a menthol cigarette ban: A scoping review. Cadham CJ, Sanchez-Romero LM, Fleischer NL, Mistry R, Hirschtick JL, Meza R, Levy DT. BMC Public Health. 2020 Jul 9;20(1):1055. doi: 10.1186/s12889-020-09055-z. PMID: 32641026

E-cigarette availability, price promotions and marketing at the point-of sale in the contiguous United States (2014-2015): National estimates and multilevel correlates. D’Angelo H, Rose SW, Golden SD, Queen T, Ribisl KM. Prev Med Rep. 2020 Jun 26;19:101152. doi: 10.1016/j.pmedr.2020.101152. eCollection 2020 Sep. PMID: 32670780

Local sales restrictions significantly reduce the availability of menthol tobacco: Findings from four Minnesota cities. D’Silva J, Moze J, Kingsbury JH, Lien RK, Matter CM, Brock B, Akom A. Tob Control. 2020 Jul 23:tobaccocontrol-2019-055577. doi: 10.1136/tobaccocontrol-2019-055577. Online ahead of print. PMID: 32703801

The road to vaping: E-cigarette susceptibility and curiosity among U.S. adolescents susceptible and nonsusceptible to cigarette smoking. Ebrahimi Kalan M, McKelvey K, Ibrahimou B, Trucco EM, Ben Taleb Z. Health Educ Behav. 2020 Jul 22:1090198120943166. doi: 10.1177/1090198120943166. Online ahead of print. PMID: 32696676

Tobacco product promotions remain ubiquitous and are associated with use and susceptibility to use among adolescents. Fielding-Singh P, Epperson AE, Prochaska JJ. Nicotine Tob Res. 2020 Jul 29:ntaa136. doi: 10.1093/ntr/ntaa136. Online ahead of print. PMID: 32722775

Longitudinal evaluation of the impact of standardised packaging and minimum excise tax on tobacco sales and industry revenue in the UK. Hiscock R, Augustin NH, Branston JR, Gilmore AB. Tob Control. 2020 Jul 12:tobaccocontrol-2019-055387. doi: 10.1136/tobaccocontrol-2019-055387. Online ahead of print. PMID: 32719111

Is Canadian federal legislation effective in preventing youth access to vaping initiation products? A study using secret shoppers and online access in three Alberta cities. Kilcommons S, Horwitz S, Eon Ha S, Ebbert K, Restivo L, Verbeke MM, Hays-Alberstat A, Cooke L, Mackay C, Anselmo M, Mitchell I, Doig CJ, Guichon JR. Prev Med Rep. 2020 May 15;19:101117. doi: 10.1016/j.pmedr.2020.101117. eCollection 2020 Sep. PMID: 32637300

Characteristics of proposed and enacted state tobacco control legislation in the United States, 2010-2015. Kong AY, Robichaud MO, Ribisl KM, Kirkland JH, Golden SD. J Public Health Policy. 2020 Jul 14. doi: 10.1057/s41271-020-00234-1. Online ahead of print. PMID: 32665610

E-cigarette tobacco retail licensing laws: variance across US states as of January 1, 2020. Patel M, Donovan EM, Perks SN, Huang D, Czaplicki L, Akbar M, Gagosian S, Schillo BA. Am J Public Health. 2020 Jul 16:e1-e6. doi: 10.2105/AJPH.2020.305771. Online ahead of print. PMID: 32673117

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