February 2008

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.

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Cigarette Design

Gower S, Hammond D.
CSP deposition to the alveolar region of the lung: Implications of cigarette design. Risk Analysis 2007 Dec;27(6):1519-1533.

Genetic Aspects

Ho MK, Mwenifumbo JC, Zhao B, Gillam EM, Tyndale RF.
A novel CYP2A6 allele, CYP2A6*23, impairs enzyme function in vitro and in vivo and decreases smoking in a population of Black-African descent. Pharmacogenetics and Genomics 2008 Jan;18(1):67-75.

Landi MT, Dracheva T, Rotunno M, Figueroa JD, Liu H, Dasgupta A, et al.
Gene expression signature of cigarette smoking and its role in lung adenocarcinoma development and survival. PloS ONE 2008 Feb;3(2):e165. – pdf full text.

Nicotine Metabolism

Yue J, Miksys S, Hoffmann E, Tyndale RF.
Chronic nicotine treatment induces rat CYP2D in the brain but not in the liver: An investigation of induction and time course. Journal of Psychiatry and Neuroscience 2008 Jan;33(1):54-63. – pdf full text.

Pregnancy

Shea AK, Steiner M.
Cigarette smoking during pregnancy. Nicotine and Tobacco Research 2008 Feb;10(2):267-278.

Secondhand Smoke – Legislation

Freeman B, Chapman S, Storey P.
Banning smoking in cars carrying children: An analytical history of a public health advocacy campaign. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health 2008 Jan;32(1):60-65. – pdf full text

Nykiforuk CI, Eyles J, Campbell HS.
Smoke-free spaces over time: A policy diffusion study of bylaw development in Alberta and Ontario, Canada. Health and Social Care in the Community 2008 Jan;16(1):64-74.

Proescholdbell SK, Foley KL, Johnson J, Malek SH.
Indoor air quality in prisons before and after implementation of a smoking ban law. Tobacco Control 2008 Feb 19 [epub ahead of print].

Smokeless Tobacco

Severson HH, Gordon JS, Danaher BG, Akers L.
ChewFree.com: Evaluation of a Web-based cessation program for smokeless tobacco users. Nicotine and Tobacco Research 2008 Feb;10(2):381-391.

Smoking Behaviour

Bover MT, Foulds J, Steinberg MB, Richardson D, Marcella SW.
Waking at night to smoke as a marker for tobacco dependence: Patient characteristics and relationship to treatment outcome. International Journal of Clinical Practice 2008 Feb;62(2):182-190. – pdf full text

Scharf DM, Dunbar MS, Shiffman S.
Smoking during the night: Prevalence and smoker characteristics. Nicotine and Tobacco Research 2008 Jan;10(1):167-178.

Special Populations - LGBTQ

Easton A, Jackson K, Mowery P, Comeau D, Sell R.
Adolescent same-sex and both-sex romantic attractions and relationships: Implications for smoking. American Journal of Public Health 2008 Jan 30 [epub ahead of print].

Offen N, Smith EA, Malone RE.
Is tobacco a gay issue? Interviews with leaders of the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community. Culture, Health and Sexuality 2008 Feb;10(2):143-157.

Taxation

Inness M, Barling J, Rogers K, Turner N.
De-marketing tobacco through price changes and consumer attempts to quit smoking. Journal of Business Ethics 2008 77(4):405-416.

Tobacco Control – Global Issues

Chapman S.
Global perspective on tobacco control. Part II: The future of tobacco control: Making smoking history? International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease 2008 Jan;12(1):8-12.

Slama K.
Global perspective on tobacco control. Part I: The global state of the tobacco epidemic. International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease 2008 Jan;12(1):3-7.

World Health Organization.
WHO Report on the Global Tobacco Epidemic, 2008: The MPOWER Package. Geneva, SZ, 2008. – pdf full text.

Tobacco Control Policies

Yong HH, Borland R, Hammond D, Sirirassamee B, Ritthiphakdee B, Awang R, et al.
Levels and correlates of awareness of tobacco promotional activities among adult smokers in Malaysia and Thailand: Findings from the International Tobacco Control Southeast Asia (ITC-SEA) Survey. Tobacco Control 2008 17(1):46-52.

Trend Analysis – United States

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), Office of Applied Studies.
The NSDUH Report: Nicotine dependence: 2006. Rockville, MD: SAMHSA, January 2008.

Women – Health Effects

Ambrosone CB, Kropp S, Yang J, Yao S, Shields PG, Chang-Claude J.
Cigarette smoking, N-Acetyltransferase 2 genotypes, and breast cancer risk: Pooled analysis and meta-analysis. Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers and Prevention 2008 Jan;17(1):15-26.

Youth – Canada

Leatherdale ST, Smith P, Ahmed R.
Youth exposure to smoking in the home and in cars: How often does it happen and what do youth think about it? Tobacco Control 2008 Feb 19 [epub ahead of print].

Okoli CT, Richardson CG, Ratner PA, Johnson JL.
An examination of the smoking identities and taxonomies of smoking behaviour of youth. Tobacco Control 2008 Feb 12 [epub ahead of print].

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