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 June 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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A Rapid Evaluation of the US Federal Tobacco 21 (T21) Law and Lessons From Statewide T21 Policies: Findings From Population-Level Surveys. Agaku IT, Nkosi L, Agaku QD, Gwar J, Tsafa T. Prev Chronic Dis. 2022 Jun 2;19:E29. doi: 10.5888/pcd19.210430. PMID: 35653765 Free PMC article

Spinning a global web: tactics used by Big Tobacco to attract children at tobacco points-of-sale. Brown JL, Rosen D, Carmona MG, Parra N, Hurley M, Cohen JE. Tob Control. 2022 May 31:tobaccocontrol-2021-057095. doi: 10.1136/tobaccocontrol-2021-057095. Online ahead of print. PMID: 35641117

Draining the tobacco swamps: Shaping the built environment to reduce tobacco retailer proximity to residents in 30 big US cities. Combs TB, Ornstein JT, Chaitan VL, Golden SD, Henriksen L, Luke DA. Health Place. 2022 May 19;75:102815. doi: 10.1016/j.healthplace.2022.102815. Online ahead of print. PMID: 35598345 Free PMC article

JUUL’s 2019 Removal of Mint-Flavored Pods and Changes to the Retail Environment of Electronic Nicotine Delivery Systems in Florida and the United States. Gaber J, Gammon DG, Lee YO, Nonnemaker J, Young B, Kim A, Porter L. Nicotine Tob Res. 2022 May 15:ntac128. doi: 10.1093/ntr/ntac128. Online ahead of print. PMID: 35569072

Documenting the impact potential of a menthol cigarette ban at point-of-sale: A photograph-based analysis of the presence and placement of menthol versus regular cigarette packs on the shelves of tobacco retail outlets in New York City. Kirchner TR, Guttentag A, Vantu A, Silver D. Nicotine Tob Res. 2022 Jun 3:ntac140. doi: 10.1093/ntr/ntac140. Online ahead of print. PMID: 35657699

Impact of an e-cigarette tax on cigarette and e-cigarette use in a middle-income country: a study from Indonesia using a pre-post design. Kowitt SD, Anshari D, Orlan EN, Kim K, Ranney LM, Goldstein AO, Byron MJ. BMJ Open. 2022 May 4;12(5):e055483. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2021-055483. PMID: 35508336 Free PMC article.

Different Times Call for Different Measures: Using Retail Sales to Monitor the Tobacco Product Landscape. Seaman EL, Ali FRM, Schillo BA, Vallone DM, King BA. Am J Prev Med. 2022 May 19:S0749-3797(22)00186-6. doi: 10.1016/j.amepre.2022.03.028. Online ahead of print. PMID: 35599174 No abstract available. Free PMC article.

Ex ante evaluation of the impact of tobacco control policy measures aimed at the point of sale in the Netherlands. van Deelen TRD, Kunst AE, van den Putte B, Veldhuizen EM, Kuipers MAG. Tob Control. 2022 May 5:tobaccocontrol-2021-057205. doi: 10.1136/tobaccocontrol-2021-057205. Online ahead of print. PMID: 35512850 Free PMC article.

Spatially Varying Associations of Neighborhood Disadvantage with Alcohol and Tobacco Retail Outlet Rates. Wheeler DC, Boyle J, Barsell DJ, Glasgow T, McClernon FJ, Oliver JA, Fuemmeler BF. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2022 Apr 26;19(9):5244. doi: 10.3390/ijerph19095244. PMID: 35564641 Free PMC article.

The Impact of the Covid-19 Pandemic on Smoking Among Vulnerable Populations. Wiley RC, Oliver AC, Snow MB, Bunn JY, Barrows AJ, Tidey JW, Lee DC, Sigmon SC, Gaalema DE, Heil SH, Markesich C, Villanti AC, Higgins ST. Nicotine Tob Res. 2022 May 23:ntac135. doi: 10.1093/ntr/ntac135. Online ahead of print. PMID: 35605264

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