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 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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Estimating the impact of COVID-19 on changes in volume sales of cigars, smokeless tobacco products, pipe, and roll-your-own tobacco in the United States. Agaku IT, Nkosi L, Erim D. JAMA Netw Open. Nicotine Tob Res. 2022 Aug 6:ntac191. doi: 10.1093/ntr/ntac191. Online ahead of print. PMID: 35931420 Free PMC article.

Brief report on IQOS point-of-sale marketing, promotion and pricing in IQOS retail partner stores in Atlanta, Georgia, USA. Henderson KC, Van Do V, Wang Y, Duan Z, Popova L, Spears CA, Weaver SR, Ashley DL, Barker DC, Huang J. Tob Control. 2022 Aug 2:tobaccocontrol-2022-057285. doi: 10.1136/tc-2022-057285. Online ahead of print. PMID: 35918133

Changes in Smoking Cessation-Related Behaviors Among US Adults During the COVID-19 Pandemic. Bandi P, Asare S, Majmundar A, Xue Z, Han X, Westmaas JL, Nargis N, Jemal A. JAMA Netw Open. 2022 Aug 1;5(8):e2225149. doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2022.25149. PMID: 35913738 Free PMC article.

E-cigarette use among high school students in the United States prior to the COVID-19 pandemic: Trends, correlates, and sources of acquisition. Mirbolouk M, Boakye E, Obisesan O, Osei AD, Dzaye O, Osuji N, Erhabor J, Stokes AC, El-Shahawy O, Rodriguez CJ, Hirsch GA, Benjamin EJ, DeFilippis AP, Marie Robertson R, Bhatnagar A, Blaha MJ. Prev Med Rep. 2022 Jul 22;29:101925. doi: 10.1016/j.pmedr.2022.101925. eCollection 2022 Oct. PMID: 35911577 Free PMC article.

A systematic review of socio-ecological factors influencing current e-cigarette use among adolescents and young adults. Han G, Son H. Addict Behav. 2022 Jul 13;135:107425. doi: 10.1016/j.addbeh.2022.107425. Online ahead of print. PMID: 35908319 Review.

Expanding local sales restrictions on flavoured tobacco products to include menthol: retail sales changes in two Minnesota cities. Olson LT, Gammon DG, Rogers T, Brown EM, Nonnemaker JM, Spinks JG, Ross A, Xu X, Moze J, Matter CM, D’Silva J. Tob Control. 2022 Jul 28:tobaccocontrol-2022-057392. doi: 10.1136/tc-2022-057392. Online ahead of print. PMID: 35902225

Price Promotions of E-Liquid Products Sold in Online Stores. Ma S, Jiang S, Ling M, Chen J, Shang C. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2022 Jul 21;19(14):8870. doi: 10.3390/ijerph19148870. PMID: 35886722 Free PMC article.

The Reshaping of the E-Cigarette Retail Environment: Its Evolution and Public Health Concerns. Berg CJ, Melena A, Wittman FD, Robles T, Henriksen L.
Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2022 Jul 12;19(14):8518. doi: 10.3390/ijerph19148518. PMID: 35886373 Free PMC article.

The pass-through of excise taxes to market prices of heated tobacco products (HTPs) and cigarettes: a cross-country analysis. Dauchy E, Shang C.
Eur J Health Econ. 2022 Jul 23. doi: 10.1007/s10198-022-01499-x. Online ahead of print. PMID: 35869384

Impact of existing and potential e-cigarette flavor restrictions on e-cigarette use among young adult e-cigarette users in 6 US metropolitan areas. Romm KF, Henriksen L, Huang J, Le D, Clausen M, Duan Z, Fuss C, Bennett B, Berg CJ. Prev Med Rep. 2022 Jul 9;28:101901. doi: 10.1016/j.pmedr.2022.101901. eCollection 2022 Aug. PMID: 35855926 Free PMC article.

Marketing claims on websites of brick-and-mortar vape shops in the Greater Los Angeles area. Pavy M, Shin H, Malik N, Whooley S, Tefilin N, Smiley SL.
Tob Prev Cessat. 2022 Jun 29;8:25. doi: 10.18332/tpc/150585. eCollection 2022. PMID: 35855291 Free PMC article.

Is tobacco a driver of footfall among small retailers? A geographical analysis of tobacco purchasing using electronic point of sale data. Tunstall H, Shortt NK, Kong AY, Pearce J. Tob Control. 2022 Jul 18:tobaccocontrol-2021-057089. doi: 10.1136/tobaccocontrol-2021-057089. Online ahead of print. PMID: 35851260

Trends in unit sales of cooling flavoured e-cigarettes, USA, 2017-2021. Ali FRM, Seaman EL, Diaz MC, Ajose J, King BA. Tob Control. 2022 Jul 15:tobaccocontrol-2022-057395. doi: 10.1136/tc-2022-057395. Online ahead of print. PMID: 35840317

Concentration of Cannabis and Tobacco Retailers in Los Angeles County, California: A Spatial Analysis of Potential Effects on Youth and Ethnic Minorities. Rhee JU, Vieira VM, Firth CL, Pedersen ER, Dunbar MS, Timberlake DS. J Stud Alcohol Drugs. 2022 Jul;83(4):502-511. doi: 10.15288/jsad.2022.83.502. PMID: 35838427

Impact of Massachusetts’ Statewide Sales Restriction on Flavored and Menthol Tobacco Products on Tobacco Sales in Massachusetts and Surrounding States, June 2020. Kingsley M, McGinnes H, Song G, Doane J, Henley P. Am J Public Health. 2022 Aug;112(8):1147-1150. doi: 10.2105/AJPH.2022.306879. PMID: 35830660

Evidence-Based Point-of-Sale Policies to Reduce Youth Tobacco Use in North Carolina. Halvorson-Fried SM, Reimold AE, Mills SD, Ribisl KM. N C Med J. 2022 Jul-Aug;83(4):244-248. doi: 10.18043/ncm.83.4.244. PMID: 35817459

Discussions of Flavored ENDS Sales Restrictions: Themes Related to Circumventing Policies on Reddit. Silver N, Kucherlapaty P, Kostygina G, Tran H, Feng M, Emery S, Schillo B. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2022 Jun 23;19(13):7668. doi: 10.3390/ijerph19137668. PMID: 35805325 Free PMC article.

How the Other Half Sees It: E-cigarette Advertising Exposure and Subsequent E-cigarette Use Among U.S. Young Adult Cigarette Smokers. Chen-Sankey J, Lopez M, Elhabashy M, Broun A. Nicotine Tob Res. 2022 Jul 8:ntac169. doi: 10.1093/ntr/ntac169. Online ahead of print. PMID: 35802421

Towards Tobacco-Free Generation: implementation of preventive tobacco policies in the Nordic countries. Linnansaari A, Ollila H, Pisinger C, Scheffels J, Kinnunen JM, Rimpelä A. Scand J Public Health. 2022 Jul 7:14034948221106867. doi: 10.1177/14034948221106867. Online ahead of print. PMID: 35799463

Tobacco retail outlets, neighborhood deprivation and the risk of prenatal smoke exposure. Wheeler DC, Boyle J, Barsell DJ, Maguire RL, Zhang J, Oliver JA, Jones S, Dahman B, Murphy SK, Hoyo C, Baggett CD, McClernon J, Fuemmeler BF. Nicotine Tob Res. 2022 Jul 6:ntac164. doi: 10.1093/ntr/ntac164. Online ahead of print. PMID: 35793204

Factors associated with support for reducing and ending tobacco sales among university students in Queensland, Australia and New Zealand. Wamamili B, Gartner C, Lawler S. Aust N Z J Public Health. 2022 Aug;46(4):477-481. doi: 10.1111/1753-6405.13256. Epub 2022 May 26. PMID: 35616405

Inequalities in Tobacco Retailer Compliance Violations Across the State of Oklahoma, 2015-2019. Sedani AE, Chen S, Beetch JE, Martinez SA, Dao HDN, Campbell JE. J Community Health. 2022 Aug;47(4):658-665. doi: 10.1007/s10900-022-01091-7. Epub 2022 Apr 27. PMID: 35476169 Free PMC article.

Tobacco Control in Bolivia: Transnational Civil Society Efforts in Securing a Comprehensive Law. Crosbie E, Perez S, Copa PC, Monje AKG, Machin N, Lopez G, Sebrié EM. Nicotine Tob Res. 2022 Jul 13;24(8):1300-1304. doi: 10.1093/ntr/ntac036. PMID: 35137190

Correlates of e-cigarette use before and after comprehensive regulatory changes and e-liquid flavour ban among general population. Ruokolainen O, Ollila H, Karjalainen K. Drug Alcohol Rev. 2022 Jul;41(5):1174-1183. doi: 10.1111/dar.13435. Epub 2022 Feb 1. PMID: 35106874

Sociodemographic Disparities in Tobacco Retailer Density in the United States, 2000-2017. Mills SD, Kong AY, Reimold AE, Baggett CD, Wiesen CA, Golden SD. Nicotine Tob Res. 2022 Jul 13;24(8):1291-1299. doi: 10.1093/ntr/ntac020. PMID: 35079790

Cigarette Prices and Smoking Among Youth in 16 African Countries: Evidence From the Global Youth Tobacco Survey. Filby S, van Walbeek C. Nicotine Tob Res. 2022 Jul 13;24(8):1218-1227. doi: 10.1093/ntr/ntac017. PMID: 35037065 Free PMC article.

Spatial Disparities: The Role of Nativity in Neighborhood Exposure to Alcohol and Tobacco Retailers. Bostean G, Sánchez LA, Douglas JA. J Immigr Minor Health. 2022 Aug;24(4):945-955. doi: 10.1007/s10903-021-01277-6. Epub 2021 Sep 30. PMID: 34591231

Ethnicity and the mechanisms of point-of-sale e-cigarette marketing’s influence on behavior: A longitudinal study. Pokhrel P, Phillips KT, Tam H, Kawamoto CT, Nakama M, Kaholokula JK. Psychol Addict Behav. 2022 Aug;36(5):452-465. doi: 10.1037/adb0000784. Epub 2021 Sep 27. PMID: 34570528

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, April 2022, May 2022, June 2022, July 2022