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 March 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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Evaluation of Statewide Restrictions on Flavored e-Cigarette Sales in the US From 2014 to 2020. Ali FRM, Vallone D, Seaman EL, Cordova J, Diaz MC, Tynan MA, Trivers KF, King BA.
JAMA Netw Open. 2022 Feb 1;5(2):e2147813. doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2021.47813. PMID: 35142832 Free PMC article.

Tobacco Industry Branding Strategies and Its Influence on Young Adults. Anee US, Mahmud HMM, Islam A, Islam MS, Hossain RB, Billah W, Alam MS. Asian Pac J Cancer Prev. 2021 Nov 1;22(S2):81-88. doi: 10.31557/APJCP.2021.22.S2.81. PMID: 34780142

IQOS marketing strategies at point-of-sales: a cross-sectional survey with retailers. Bar-Zeev Y, Berg CJ, Khayat A, Romm KF, Wysota CN, Abroms LC, Elbaz D, Levine H. Tob Control. 2022 Feb 9:tobaccocontrol-2021-057083. doi: 10.1136/tobaccocontrol-2021-057083. Online ahead of print. PMID: 35140170

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

Tobacco Control In Bolivia: Transnational Civil Society Efforts In Securing A Comprehensive Law. Crosbie E, Perez S, Cortez Copa P, Garron Monje AK, Machin N, Lopez G, Sebrié EM. Nicotine Tob Res. 2022 Feb 9:ntac036. doi: 10.1093/ntr/ntac036. Online ahead of print. PMID: 35137190

Miscommunication about the US federal Tobacco 21 law: a content analysis of Twitter discussions. Dobbs PD, Schisler E, Colditz JB, Primack BA. Tob Control. 2022 Feb 16:tobaccocontrol-2021-057099. doi: 10.1136/tobaccocontrol-2021-057099. Online ahead of print. PMID: 35173067

Global tobacco advertising, promotion and sponsorship regulation: what’s old, what’s new and where to next? Freeman B, Watts C, Astuti PAS. Tob Control. 2022 Mar;31(2):216-221. doi: 10.1136/tobaccocontrol-2021-056551. PMID: 35241591

Getting there together: highlights, challenges and opportunities for tobacco control in the Oceania region. Gifford H, Tautolo ES, McCool JP, Gartner CE, Edwards R, Maddox R. Tob Control. 2022 Mar;31(2):164-168. doi: 10.1136/tobaccocontrol-2021-056542. PMID: 35241583

Retail endgame strategies: reduce tobacco availability and visibility and promote health equity. Kong AY, Henriksen L. Tob Control. 2022 Mar;31(2):243-249. doi: 10.1136/tobaccocontrol-2021-056555. PMID: 35241596

Compliance to Online Retail of Electronic Nicotine Delivery Systems (ENDS) in India before and after the 2018 Ban Order of the Government of India. Lal P, Kapoor R, Singh RJ. Asian Pac J Cancer Prev. 2021 Nov 1;22(S2):13-17. doi: 10.31557/APJCP.2021.22.S2.13. PMID: 34780134

Plain tobacco packaging: progress, challenges, learning and opportunities. Moodie C, Hoek J, Hammond D, Gallopel-Morvan K, Sendoya D, Rosen L, Mucan Özcan B, van der Eijk Y. Tob Control. 2022 Mar;31(2):263-271. doi: 10.1136/tobaccocontrol-2021-056559. PMID: 35241599

#NicotineAddictionCheck: Puff Bar Culture, Addiction Apathy, and Promotion of E-Cigarettes on TikTok. Morales M, Fahrion A, Watkins SL. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2022 Feb 5;19(3):1820. doi: 10.3390/ijerph19031820. PMID: 35162846 Free PMC article.

Characterizing California licensure status and tobacco user experience with adverse events using Yelp data. Nali MC, Purushothaman V, Li J, Mackey TK. Prev Med Rep. 2022 Jan 27;26:101720. doi: 10.1016/j.pmedr.2022.101720. eCollection 2022 Apr. PMID: 35141123 Free PMC article.

Closing the gaps in tobacco endgame evidence: a scoping review. Puljević C, Morphett K, Hefler M, Edwards R, Walker N, Thomas DP, Khan MA, Perusco A, Le Grande M, Cullerton K, Ait Ouakrim D, Carstensen G, Sellars D, Hoek J, Borland R, Bonevski B, Blakely T, Brolan C, Gartner CE. Tob Control. 2022 Mar;31(2):365-375. doi: 10.1136/tobaccocontrol-2021-056579. PMID: 35241614

Addressing lower-priced cigarette products through three-pronged comprehensive regulation on excise taxes, minimum price policies and restrictions on price promotions. Ribisl KM, Golden SD, Huang J, Scollo M. Tob Control. 2022 Mar;31(2):229-234. doi: 10.1136/tobaccocontrol-2021-056553. PMID: 35241593

Where to next for countries with high tobacco taxes? The potential for greater control of tobacco pricing through licensing regulation. Scollo M, Branston JR. Tob Control. 2022 Mar;31(2):235-240. doi: 10.1136/tobaccocontrol-2021-056554. PMID: 35241594

Spatial analysis of outdoor tobacco advertisement around children and adolescents in Indonesia. Sebayang SK, Dewi DMSK, Puspikawati SI, Astutik E, Melaniani S, Kusuma D. Glob Public Health. 2022 Mar;17(3):420-430. doi: 10.1080/17441692.2020.1869800. Epub 2021 Jan 18. PMID: 33460337

Uncovering the advertising and promotional strategies of tobacco companies in Cambodia: recall of below-the-line marketing among young male smokers. Stubbs T, White VM, Kong M, Toumbourou JW. Tob Control. 2022 Feb 17:tobaccocontrol-2021-057063. doi: 10.1136/tobaccocontrol-2021-057063. Online ahead of print. PMID: 35177539

The Role of Media and Retailer Message Recall on Malaysian Male Perceptions of E-Cigarette Use: The 2016 National Study of E-Cigarettes Prevalence. Wee LH, Tee GH, Chan CMH, Draman S, Jamalludin AR, Ho BK, Yn Ling JM, Lim KH, Mohd Yusoff MF, Baharom N, Robson N, Kartiwi M, Ab Rahman NS, Siau CS, Nik Mohamed MH. Inquiry. 2022 Jan-Dec;59:469580221079683. doi: 10.1177/00469580221079683. PMID: 35225040 Free PMC article.

Associations of Alcohol and Tobacco Retail Outlet Rates with Neighborhood Disadvantage. Wheeler DC, Boyle J, Barsell DJ, Glasgow T, McClernon FJ, Oliver JA, Fuemmeler BF. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2022 Jan 20;19(3):1134. doi: 10.3390/ijerph19031134. PMID: 35162162 Free PMC article.

Tobacco control in Europe: progress and key challenges. Willemsen MC, Mons U, Fernández E. Tob Control. 2022 Mar;31(2):160-163. doi: 10.1136/tobaccocontrol-2021-056857. PMID: 35241582

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