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 May 2021 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.

Improving retailer compliance for tobacco purchases: Pilot study findings. Chen T, Prakash S, Zion A, Joselow J, Shiffman S, Kasmer PD. Am J Health Behav. 2021 May 1;45(3):576-587. doi: 10.5993/AJHB.45.3.11. PMID: 3389480110/21

Sources of flavoured e-cigarettes among California youth and young adults: Associations with local flavoured tobacco sales restrictions. Gaiha SM, Henriksen L, Halpern-Felsher B, Rogers T, Feld AL, Gaber J, Andersen-Rodgers E. Tob Control. 2021 Apr 13:tobaccocontrol-2020-056455. doi: 10.1136/tobaccocontrol-2020-056455. Online ahead of print. PMID: 33850007

Shock and awe or incentive-compatible harm reduction? Graphic health warnings on tobacco packages. Irvine I, Nguyen HV. Harm Reduct J. 2021 Apr 16;18(1):43. doi: 10.1186/s12954-021-00487-3. PMID: 33863348

Neighborhood inequities in tobacco retailer density and the presence of tobacco-selling pharmacies and tobacco shops. Kong AY, Delamater PL, Gottfredson NC, Ribisl KM, Baggett CD, Golden SD. Health Educ Behav. 2021 Apr 19:10901981211008390. doi: 10.1177/10901981211008390. Online ahead of print. PMID: 33870767

Commercial tobacco retailing in tribal jurisdictions: A field study. Laux FL, Henderson PN, Soto C, Moor G, Leischow SJ. Am J Health Behav. 2021 Mar 1;45(2):226-238. doi: 10.5993/AJHB.45.2.3. PMID: 33888184

E-cigarette markets and policy responses in Southeast Asia: A scoping review. van der Eijk Y, Tan Ping Ping G, Ong SE, Tan Li Xin G, Li D, Zhang D, Min Shuen L, Kee Seng C. Int J Health Policy Manag. 2021 Apr 13. doi: 10.34172/ijhpm.2021.25. Online ahead of print. PMID: 33906338

Tobacco mythbusting–tobacco is not a major driver of foot traffic in low socio-economic small retail stores. Wood L, Gazey A. Tob Control. 2021 Apr 8:tobaccocontrol-2020-056310. doi: 10.1136/tobaccocontrol-2020-056310. Online ahead of print. PMID: 33833091

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