December 2011

The following is a monthly list of selected journal articles and reports on tobacco topics, with an emphasis on Canadian authors and research.  Please note that this list is not all-inclusive. We try to choose titles of interest to our tobacco control network, but we realize that there are many relevant articles that are not listed. For other material please browse or search our library catalogue at http://library.otru.org.

Full text is available where indicated, otherwise, a fee may be required. All articles are added to our library catalogue.

The Canadian flag denotes a Canadian author and/or Canadian content.

Cessation

Borland R, Li L, Driezen P, Wilson N, Hammond D, Thompson ME, Fong GT, et al.
Cessation assistance reported by smokers in 15 countries participating in the International Tobacco Control (ITC) policy evaluation surveys. Addiction 2012 Jan;107(1):197-205.

Nayan S, Gupta MK, Sommer DD.
Evaluating smoking cessation interventions and cessation rates in cancer patients: A systematic review and meta-analysis. ISRN Oncology 2011 July 10 [Epub ahead of print]. – pdf full text.

Cessation – Health Benefits

Takami T, Saito Y.
Effects of smoking cessation on central blood pressure and arterial stiffness. Vascular Health and Risk Management 2011 Oct 20; 7: 633-638 – pdf full text.

Cigarette Packages – Labelling

Brennan E, Durkin SJ, Cotter T, Harper T, Wakefield MA.
Mass media campaigns designed to support new pictorial health warnings on cigarette packets: Evidence of a complementary relationship. Tobacco Control 2011 Nov; 20 (6):412-418.

Siahpush M, Borland R, Fong GT, Elton-Marshall T, Yong HH, Holumyong C.
Socioeconomic differences in the effectiveness of the removal of the “light” descriptor on cigarette packs: Findings from the International Tobacco Control (ITC) Thailand Survey. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 2011 Jun;8(6):2170-2180.

Fathers

White C, Oliffe JL, Bottorff JL.
Fatherhood, smoking, and secondhand smoke in North America: An historical analysis with a view to contemporary practice. American Journal of Men’s Health 2011 Dec 15 [Epub ahead of print].

Health Effects

Hurst FP, Altieri M, Patel PP, Jindal TR, Guy SR, Sidawy AN, et al.
Effect of smoking on kidney transplant outcomes: Analysis of the United States renal data system. Transplantation 2011 Nov 27;92(10):1101-1107.

Winkler V, Ng N, Tesfaye F, Becher H.
Predicting lung cancer deaths from smoking prevalence data. Lung Cancer 2011 Nov;74(2): 170-177.

Hookah Smoking

Jacob P, Abu Raddaha AH, Dempsey D, Havel C, Peng M, Yu L, et al.
Nicotine, carbon monoxide, and carcinogen exposure after a single use of a water pipe. Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers and  Prevention 2011 Nov; 20(11):2345-2353.

Nicotine Dependence

Goodwin RD, Pagura J, Spiwak R, Lemeshow AR, Sareen J.
Predictors of persistent nicotine dependence among adults in the United States. Drug and Alcohol Dependence 2011 Nov 1;118 (2-3):127-133.

Pregnancy

Levine MD, Cheng Y, Marcus MD, Kalarchian MA.
Relapse to smoking and postpartum weight retention among women who quit smoking during pregnancy. Obesity 2011 Nov 10 [Epub ahead of print).

Hemsing N, Greaves L, O’Leary R, Chan K, Okoli C.
Partner support for smoking cessation during pregnancy: A systematic review. Nicotine and Tobacco Research 2011 Dec 16 [Epub ahead of print].

Prisons

Clarke JG, Martin RA, Stein LAR, Lopes CE, Mello J, Friedmann P, Bock B.
Working Inside for Smoking Elimination (Project W.I.S.E.) study design and rationale to prevent return to smoking after release from a smoke free prison. BMC Public Health 2011 Oct 5; 11: 767 – full text.

Survey Methodology

Elton-Marshall T, Leatherdale ST, Manske SR, Wong K, Ahmed R, Burkhalter R.
Research methods of the Youth Smoking Survey (YSS). Chronic Diseases and Injuries in Canada 2011 Dec; 32 (1): 47-54. – full text.

Tobacco Control – Funding

Chattopadhyay S, Pieper DR.
Does spending more on tobacco control programs make economic sense? An incremental cost-benefit analysis using panel data. Contemporary Economic Policy 2011 Nov 27 [Epub ahead of print].

Young Adults

Freedman KS, Nelson NM, Feldman LL.
Smoking initiation among young adults in the United States and Canada, 1998-2010: A systematic review. Preventing Chronic Disease 2012 Jan;E05. – full text.

Youth

Monitoring the Future: National Results on Adolescent Drug Use: Overview of Key Findings,
2010.Ann Arbor, MI: Institute for Social Research. The University of Michigan, 2011.
For Tobacco use see pages 38-41. Other reports at: http://monitoringthefuture.org

Kostova D, Ross H, Blecher E, Markowitz S.
Is youth smoking responsive to cigarette prices? Evidence from low- and middle-income countries. Tobacco Control 2011 Dec;20 (6):419-424 – pdf full text.

Kwan MY, Cairney J, Faulkner GE, Pullenayegum EE.
Physical activity and other health-risk behaviors during the transition into early adulthood: A longitudinal cohort study. American Journal of Preventive Medicine 2012 Jan;42(1):14-20.

Paglia-Boak A, Adlaf EM, Mann RE.
Drug Use Among Ontario Students, 1977-2011: Detailed OSDUHS Findings (CAMH Research Document Series No. 32). Toronto, ON: Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, 2011.