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 January 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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U.S. public opinion toward policy restrictions to limit tobacco product placement and advertising at point-of-sale and on social media. Blake KD, Gaysynsky A, Mayne RG, Seidenberg AB, Kaufman A, D’Angelo H, Roditis M, Vollinger RE Jr. Prev Med. 2022 Feb;155:106930. doi: 10.1016/j.ypmed.2021.106930. Epub 2021 Dec 24. PMID: 34954242

Simulating the density reduction and equity impact of potential tobacco retail control policies. Caryl FM, Pearce J, Reid G, Mitchell R, Shortt NK. Tob Control. 2021 Dec;30(e2):e138-e143. doi: 10.1136/tobaccocontrol-2020-056002. Epub 2020 Nov 4. PMID: 33148694 Free PMC article.

Uncovering Philip Morris International’s Fundamental Strategies for Product Placement in Thailand: Spotlighting Industry Penetration to Advance the Endgame. Charoenca N, Kungskulniti N, Hamann S, Mock J. Asian Pac J Cancer Prev. 2021 Dec 1;22(12):3789-3801. doi: 10.31557/APJCP.2021.22.12.3789. PMID: 34967557  

Evaluating how licensing-law strategies will impact disparities in tobacco retailer density: a simulation in Ohio. Craigmile PF, Onnen N, Schwartz E, Glasser A, Roberts ME. Tob Control. 2021 Dec;30(e2):e96-e103. doi: 10.1136/tobaccocontrol-2020-055622. Epub 2020 Aug 21. PMID: 32826386

Menthol e-cigarette sales rise following 2020 FDA guidance. Diaz MC, Donovan EM, Schillo BA, Vallone D. Tob Control. 2021 Nov;30(6):700-703. doi: 10.1136/tobaccocontrol-2020-056053. Epub 2020 Sep 23. PMID: 32967985

Classifying the comprehensiveness of flavoured tobacco sales restrictions: development and application of a tool to examine US state and local tobacco policies. Donovan E, Folger S, Akbar M, Schillo B. Tob Control. 2021 Dec 17:tobaccocontrol-2021-057042. doi: 10.1136/tobaccocontrol-2021-057042. Online ahead of print. PMID: 34921126

Support for New Zealand’s Smokefree 2025 goal and key measures to achieve it: findings from the ITC New Zealand Survey. Edwards R, Johnson E, Stanley J, Waa A, Ouimet J, Fong GT.
Aust N Z J Public Health. 2021 Dec;45(6):554-561. doi: 10.1111/1753-6405.13129. Epub 2021 Jun 28. PMID: 34181292

Associations between disparities in tobacco retailer density and disparities in tobacco use. Glasser AM, Onnen N, Craigmile PF, Schwartz E, Roberts ME. Prev Med. 2022 Jan;154:106910. doi: 10.1016/j.ypmed.2021.106910. Epub 2021 Dec 16. PMID: 34921833

Prevalence and factors associated with the sale of loose cigarettes at Point of Sale: A cross-sectional analytical study from four Indian states. Goel S, Kar SS, Joseph N, Singh RJ, Patro B, Pala S, Kumar R, Purohit B, Medini SK, Kharbangar ON. Indian J Tuberc. 2021;68S:S39-S47. doi: 10.1016/j.ijtb.2021.08.029. Epub 2021 Aug 28. PMID: 34538389

Modelling the expected impact of cigarette tax and price increases under Vietnam’s excise tax law 2015-2020. Goodchild M, Thu LT, The Son D, Nguyen Tuan L, Totanes R, Paul J, Park K.
Tob Control. 2021 Nov;30(6):675-679. doi: 10.1136/tobaccocontrol-2020-055920. Epub 2020 Nov 23. PMID: 33229465 Free PMC article.

Regulating tobacco retail outlets in Bangladesh: retailers’ views and implications for tobacco control advocacy. Hossain S, Anjum A, Uddin ME, Rahman F, Mahmud HM, Ahmed MK, Islam MS.
Tob Control. 2021 Nov;30(6):687-691. doi: 10.1136/tobaccocontrol-2019-055418. Epub 2020 Sep 8. PMID: 32900919

Point of Sale Advertising and Promotion of Cigarettes, Electronic Cigarettes, and Heated Tobacco Products in Warsaw, Poland-A Pilot Study. Koczkodaj P, Cuchi P, Ciuba A, Gliwska E, Peruga A.
Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2021 Dec 9;18(24):13002. doi: 10.3390/ijerph182413002. PMID: 34948612 Free PMC article.

Boosting the Tobacco Control Vaccine: recognizing the role of the retail environment in addressing tobacco use and disparities. Kong AY, King BA. Tob Control. 2021 Dec;30(e2):e162-e168. doi: 10.1136/tobaccocontrol-2020-055722. Epub 2020 Sep 23. PMID: 32967986

National Trends of Adolescent Exposure to Tobacco Advertisements: 2012-2020. Li X, Kaiser N, Borodovsky JT, Riordan R, Kasson E, Cao C, Cavazos-Rehg PA. Pediatrics. 2021 Dec 1;148(6):e2021050495. doi: 10.1542/peds.2021-050495. PMID: 34851424

The EVALI outbreak and tobacco sales in the USA, 2014-2020. Liber AC, Cahn Z, Diaz MC, Donovan E, Vallone D, Schillo B. Tob Control. 2021 Dec 15:tobaccocontrol-2021-056807. doi: 10.1136/tobaccocontrol-2021-056807. Online ahead of print. PMID: 34911815

Influencer prevalence and role on cigar brand Instagram pages. Navarro MA, O’Brien EK, Ganz O, Hoffman L. Tob Control. 2021 Nov;30(e1):e33-e36. doi: 10.1136/tobaccocontrol-2020-055994. Epub 2020 Oct 12. PMID: 33046583

Tobacco retailer density and tobacco retailers near schools in two cities of East India, Ranchi and Siliguri. Pouranik NS, Saraf S, Wright K, Pandey A, Goel S, Singh RJ, Kennedy RD. Indian J Tuberc. 2021;68S:S14-S22. doi: 10.1016/j.ijtb.2021.07.003. Epub 2021 Jul 13. PMID: 34538386

Smokeless tobacco products, supply chain and retailers’ practices in England: a multimethods study to inform policy. Siddiqui F, Khan T, Readshaw A, Croucher R, Dockrell M, Jackson C, Kanaan M, McCambridge J, McNeill A, Parrott S, Sheikh A, Siddiqi K. Tob Control. 2021 Nov;30(e1):e45-e49. doi: 10.1136/tobaccocontrol-2020-055830. Epub 2021 Jan 7. PMID: 33414267

Tobacco messages encountered in real-time among low socio-economic position groups: a descriptive study. Stevens EM, Vázquez-Otero C, Li X, Arya M, Vallone D, Minsky S, Osgood ND, Viswanath K. BMC Public Health. 2021 Nov 20;21(1):2136. doi: 10.1186/s12889-021-12197-3. PMID: 34801012 Free PMC article.

Electronic cigarette use among sexual minority and heterosexual young adults in a U.S. national sample: Exploring the modifying effects of advertisement exposure. Struble CA, Bauer SJ, Lundahl LH, Ghosh S, Ledgerwood DM. Prev Med. 2022 Feb;155:106926. doi: 10.1016/j.ypmed.2021.106926. Epub 2021 Dec 18. PMID: 34929222

Measuring the effects of the new ECOWAS and WAEMU tobacco excise tax directives. Tesche J, Van Walbeek C. Tob Control. 2021 Nov;30(6):668-674. doi: 10.1136/tobaccocontrol-2020-055843. Epub 2020 Sep 28. PMID: 32989017 Free PMC article.

Impact of three annual tobacco tax rises on tobacco sales in remote Australian Aboriginal community stores. Thomas DP, McMahon E, Wang Z, Scollo MM, Durkin SJ. Tob Control. 2021 Dec;30(e2):e122-e127. doi: 10.1136/tobaccocontrol-2020-055865. Epub 2020 Sep 23. PMID: 32967983

Impact of California’s tobacco and cannabis policies on the retail availability of little cigars/cigarillos and blunt wraps. Timberlake DS, Rhee J, Silver LD, Padon AA, Vos RO, Unger JB, Andersen-Rodgers E. Drug Alcohol Depend. 2021 Nov 1;228:109064. doi: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2021.109064. Epub 2021 Sep 24. PMID: 34600261

Association between school-based tobacco retailer exposures and young adolescent cigarette, cigar and e-cigarette use. Trapl E, Anesetti-Rothermel A, Pike Moore S, Gittleman H. Tob Control. 2021 Dec;30(e2):e104-e110. doi: 10.1136/tobaccocontrol-2020-055764. Epub 2020 Aug 19. PMID: 32817573

Changes in knowledge, perceptions and use of JUUL among a cohort of young adults. Wagoner KG, King JL, Suerken CK, Reboussin BA, Cornacchione Ross J, Sutfin EL. Tob Control. 2021 Nov;30(6):638-643. doi: 10.1136/tobaccocontrol-2020-055651. Epub 2020 Aug 26. PMID: 32848079 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