May 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.

Aboriginal Youth

Elton-Marshall T, Leatherdale ST, Burkhalter R.
Tobacco, alcohol and illicit drug use among Aboriginal youth living off-reserve: Results from the Youth Smoking Survey. Canadian Medical Association Journal 2011 May 9 [Epub ahead of print]. – full text.

Cessation

Richardson CG, Vettese L, Sussman S, Selby P.
An investigation of smoking cessation video content on YouTube. Substance Use and Misuse 2011;46(7):893-897.

Sendzik T, McDonald PW, Brown KS, Hammond D, Ferrence R.
Planned quit attempts among Ontario smokers: Impact on abstinence. Addiction 2011 May 18 [Epub ahead of print].

Vilensky D, Lawrentschuk N, Hersey K, Fleshner NE.
A smoking cessation program as a resource for bladder cancer patients. Canadian Urological Association Journal  2011 May 1 [Epub ahead of print]. – pdf full text.

Cigarette Package Warning Labels

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Cigarette package health warnings and interest in quitting smoking — 14 countries, 2008–2010. Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report 2011 May 27;60(200:645-651. – full text

Hammond D.
Health warning messages on tobacco products: A review. Tobacco Control 2011 May 23 [Epub ahead of print].

Cigarette Prices

Chaloupka FJ, Straif K, Leon ME.
Effectiveness of tax and price policies in tobacco control. Tobacco Control 2011 May;20(3):235-238.

Diemert LM, Cohen JE, Bondy SJ, Callaghan RC, Ferrence R, Garcia J, Schwartz R, Selby P.
Smoking low-cost cigarettes: Disparities evident. [letter] Canadian Journal of Public Health 2011 Jan-Feb;102(1):73-74. (no abstract). Compares use of premium, discount, and contraband cigarettes by adults in Ontario. Data compiled from the Ontario Tobacco Survey, a population-based telephone survey of Ontario adults.

Health Effects

Kennedy RD, Spafford MM, Parkinson CM, Fong GT.
Knowledge about the relationship between smoking and blindness in Canada, the United States, the United Kingdom, and Australia: Results from the International Tobacco Control Four-Country Project. Optometry 2011 May;82(5):310-317.

Palacios N, Alonso A, Brønnum-Hansen H, Ascherio A
Smoking and increased risk of multiple sclerosis: Parallel trends in the sex ratio reinforce the evidence. Annals of Epidemiology 2011 May 6 [Epub ahead of print].

Health Professionals

Bodner ME, Miller WC, Rhodes RE, Dean E.
Smoking cessation and counseling: Knowledge and views of Canadian physical therapists. Physical Therapy 2011 May 5 [Epub ahead of print].

Herie M, Connolly H, Voci S, Dragonetti R, Selby P.
Changing practitioner behavior and building capacity in tobacco cessation treatment: The TEACH project. Patient Education and Counseling 2011 May 23 [Epub ahead of print].

Knowledge Transfer

Young D, Borland R.
Conceptual challenges in the translation of research into practice: It’s not just a matter of “communication”. Translational Behavioral Medicine 2011 Mar 22 [Epub ahead of print]. – pdf full text.

Pregnancy

Almeida ND, Koren G, Platt RW, Kramer MS.
Hair biomarkers as measures of maternal tobacco smoke exposure and predictors of fetal growth. Nicotine and Tobacco Research 2011 May;13(5):328-335.

Secondhand Smoke – Outdoor Public Spaces

Parry R, Prior B, Sykes AJ, Tay JL, Walsh B, Wright N, et al.
Smokefree streets: A pilot study of methods to inform policy. Nicotine and Tobacco Research 2011 May;13(5):389-394.

Smoke-Free Legislation – Health Benefits

Moraros J, Bird Y, Chen S, Buckingham R, Meltzer RS, Prapasiri S, et al.
The impact of the 2002 Delaware smoking ordinance on heart attack and asthma. International Journal on Environmental Research and Public Health 2010 Dec;7(12):4169-4178. – full text.

Smokeless Tobacco

Stanfill SB, Connolly GN, Zhang LQ, Jia LT, Henningfield JE, Richter P, et al.
Global surveillance of oral tobacco products: Total nicotine, unionised nicotine and tobacco-specific N-nitrosamines. Tobacco Control 2011 May;20(3):e2.

Socioeconomic Status

King BA, Hyland AJ, Borland R, McNeill A, Cummings KM.
Socioeconomic variation in the prevalence, introduction, retention, and removal of smoke-free policies among smokers: Findings from the International Tobacco Control (ITC) Four Country Survey. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 2011 Feb;8(2):411-434. – full text

Pampel FC, Denney JT.
Cross-national sources of health inequality: Education and tobacco use in the World Health Survey. Demography  2011 May;48(2):653-674.

Special Populations – Homeless

Torchalla I, Strehlau V, Okoli CT, Li K, Schuetz C, Krausz M.
Smoking and predictors of nicotine dependence in a homeless population. Nicotine and Tobacco Research 2011 May 26 [Epub ahead of print].

Tobacco Control

Montini T, George A, Martin-Mollard M, Bero LA.
The role of public participation in public health initiatives: An analysis of the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control. Global Public Health 2010;5(1):48-61.

Youth

Lane NE, Leatherdale ST, Ahmed R.
Use of nicotine replacement therapy among Canadian youth: Data from the 2006-2007 National Youth Smoking Survey. Nicotine and Tobacco Research 2011 May 12 [Epub ahead of print].

Racicot S, McGrath JJ, O’Loughlin J.
An investigation of social and pharmacological exposure to secondhand tobacco smoke as possible predictors of perceived nicotine dependence, smoking susceptibility, and smoking expectancies among never-smoking youth. Nicotine and Tobacco Research 2011 May 26 [Epub ahead of print].

Richardson CG, Memetovic J, Ratner PA, Johnson JL.
Examining gender differences in emerging tobacco use using the Adolescents’ Need for Smoking Scale. Addiction 2011 May 11 [Epub ahead of print].

Youth – Access

Leatherdale ST, Ahmed R, Vu M.
Factors associated with different cigarette access behaviours among underage smoking youth who usually smoke contraband (native) cigarettes. Canadian Journal of Public Health 2011 Mar-Apr;102(2):103-107.

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