May 2007

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.

Alcohol

Durazzo TC, Rothlind JC, Gazdzinski S, Banys P, Meyerhoff DJ.
Chronic smoking is associated with differential neurocognitive recovery in abstinent alcoholic patients: A preliminary investigation. Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research, 2007 July;31(7):1-14.

U.S. Deptartment of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health, National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism. Alcohol and tobacco.  Alcohol Alert, 2007 January;Number 71. Full text.

Canada – Trend Analysis

Smoking in Canada: A Statistical Snapshot of Canadian Smokers, 2005. Ottawa, ON: Physicians for a Smoke-Free Canada, 2007. PDF full text.

Cessation - Internet

Cunningham JA, Selby P, van Mierlo T.
Integrated online services for smokers and drinkers? Use of the check your drinking assessment screener by participants of the Stop Smoking Center. Nicotine and Tobacco Research, 2006 Dec;8(Suppl 1:s21-s25.

Cessation - Special Populations

Faulkner G, Taylor A, Munro S, Selby P, Gee C.
The acceptability of  physical activity programming within a smoking cessation service for individuals with severe mental illness. Patient Education and Counseling, 2007 Apr;66(1):123-126.

Cigarette Warning Labels

Golmier I, Chebat JC, Gelinas-Chebat C.
Can cigarette warnings counterbalance effects of smoking scenes in movies? Psychological Reports, 2007 Feb;100(1);3-18.

O’Hegarty M, Pederson LL, Yenokyan G, Nelson D, Wortley P.
Young adults’ perceptions of cigarette warning labels in the United States and Canada. Preventing Chronic Disease, 2007 April;4(2):A27. PDF full text.

Harm Reduction

Sweanor D, Alcabes P, Drucker E.
Tobacco harm reduction: How rational public policy could transform a pandemic. International Journal of Drug Policy, 2007 Mar;18(2):70-74.

Health Behaviors

Chowdhury PP, Balluz L, Murphy W, Wen XJ, Zhong Y, Okoro C, et al.
Surveillance of certain health behaviors among states and selected local areas ¾ United States, 2005. Surveillance Summaries, May 11, 2007. Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, 2007;56(No. SS-4). Full text.

Motion Pictures

Sargent JD, Tanski SE, Gibson J.
Exposure to movie smoking among US adolescents aged 10 to 14 years: A population estimate. Pediatrics, 2007;119;e1167-e1176. PDF full text.

Nicotine Metabolism

Mwenifumbo JC, Seller EM, Tyndale RF.
Nicotine metabolism and CYP2A6 activity in a population of black African descent: Impact of gender and light smoking. Drug and Alcohol Dependence, 2007 Jun 15;89(1):24-33.

School Prevention Programs

Franks AL, Kelder SH, Dino GA, Horn KA, Gortmaker SL, Wiecha JL, et al.
School-based programs: Lessons learned from CATCH, Planet Health, and Not-On-Tobacco. Preventing Chronic Disease, 2007 April;4(2). PDF full text.

Secondhand Smoke – Exposure

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Exposure to secondhand smoke among students aged 13-15 years: Worldwide, 2000-2007. Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, 2007 May 25;56(20):497-500. Full text.

Secondhand Smoke – Health Effects

Felber Dietrich D, Schartz J, Schindler C, Gaspoz JM, Barthélémy JC, Tschopp JM, et al.
Effects of passive smoking on heart rate variability, heart rate and blood pressure: An observational study. International Journal of Epidemiology, 2007 April 17 [Epub ahead of print]. PDF full text.

Groneberg-Kloft B, Feleszko W, Dinh QT, van Mark A, Brinkmann E, Pleimes D, et al.
Analysis and evaluation of environmental tobacco smoke exposure as a risk factor for chronic cough. Cough, 2007 May 2;3(1):6 [Epub ahead of print]. PDF full text.

Secondhand Smoke – Home Environment

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
State-specific prevalence of smoke-free home rules: United States, 1992-2003. Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, 2007 May 25;56(200;501-504. Full text.

Secondhand Smoke - Outdoor

Klepeis NE, Ott WR, Switzer P.
Real-time measurement of outdoor tobacco smoke. Journal of the Air and Waste Management Association, 2007 May;57(5):522-534 PDF full text.

Smokeless Tobacco

Federal Trade Commission Smokeless Tobacco Report for the Years 2002-2005.
Washington, DC: U.S. Federal Trade Commission, 2007. PDF

Smoking Behaviour

Cunningham JA, Selby P.
Relighting cigarettes: How common is it? Nicotine and Tobacco Research, 2007 May;9(5):621-623.

Youth - Access

Evaluation of Retailers’ Behaviour Towards Certain Youth Access-to-Tobacco Restrictions: Final Report Findings: 2006. Ottawa, ON: Health Canada, 2007.

Youth - Advertising, Point-of-Sale

Slater SJ, Chaloupka FJ, Wakefield M, Johnston LD, O’Malley PM.
The impact of retail cigarette marketing practices on youth smoking uptake. Archives of Pediatric and Adolescent Medicine, 2007 May;161(5):440-445. PDF full text.

Youth - Health Behaviour

Plotnikoff RC, Bercovitz K, Rhodes K, Loucaides RE, Karunamuni N.
Testing a conceptual model related to weight perceptions, physical activity and smoking in adolescents. Health Education Research, 2007 April;22(2):192-202.

Youth - Substance Abuse Treatment

Callaghan RC, Brewster JM, Johnson J, Taylor L, Beach G, Lentz T.
Do total smoking bans affect the recruitment and retention of adolescents in inpatient substance abuse treatment programs? A 5-year medical chart review, 2001-2005. Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment, 2007 Mar 19; [Epub ahead of print].

Youth - Taxation

Carpenter C, Cook PJ.
Cigarette taxes and youth smoking: New evidence from national, state, and local youth risk behavior surveys. NBER Working Paper Series, Working paper 13046.

Youth - Trend Analysis

Maggi S, Hertzman C, Vaillancourt T.
Changes in smoking behaviors from late childhood to adolescence: Insights from the Canadian National Longitudinal Survey of Children and Youth. Health Psychology, 2007 March;26(2):232-240.