Natural American Spirit launches 'Sky', the brand's first commercial organic cigarette with a charcoal filter.
Published in Tobacco control
Electronic cigarette and smoking paraphernalia point of sale displays: an observational study in England.
Published in Tobacco control
Tobacco point of sale (POS) retail displays are banned in many countries, including in England, due in part to evidence linking them to greater susceptibility to smoking in children. There is no equivalent ban on displays of electronic cigarettes (e-cigarettes) or smoking paraphernalia (eg, cigarette lighters) in England, which are often positioned...
Blowing the lid off: an analysis of interior cigarette pack features and marketing strategies.
Published in Tobacco control
Arabian nights in Hong Kong: Chinese young adults' experience of waterpipe smoking.
Published in Tobacco control
Waterpipe smoking (WPS) has increased among young adults who may be oblivious to its harmful effects. We explored Chinese young adults' experiences of using waterpipes. Semi-structured interviews with 49 Chinese young adults aged between 18 to 30 years who had smoked waterpipes in the past 30 days were undertaken between May and October 2019. We an...
Association between federal and California state policy violation among vape shops and neighbourhood composition in Sout...
Published in Tobacco control
Past studies have documented disparities in regulation compliance among tobacco retailers with respect to ethnic diversity in neighbourhoods. This study investigated the association between compliance with the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and California state rules and neighbourhood ethnic composition of a vape shop location. We recruited 122...
News coverage of the E-cigarette, or Vaping, product use Associated Lung Injury (EVALI) outbreak and internet searches f...
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In the latter half of 2019, an outbreak of pulmonary disease in the USA resulted in 2807 hospitalisations and 68 deaths, as of 18 February 2020. Given the severity of the outbreak, we assessed whether articles during the outbreak era more frequently warned about the dangers of vaping and whether internet searches for vaping cessation increased. Usi...
Implementing smokeless tobacco control policy in Pakistan: a qualitative study among Naswar supply chain actors.
Published in Tobacco control
To obtain insights into the perceptions of barriers and facilitators to implementation of the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC) among smokeless tobacco (SLT) supply chain actors in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan. We conducted a qualitative study to investigate the perceptions about SLT control policy formulation and im...
New tobacco products, old advertising strategies: point-of-sale advertising in Guatemala.
Published in Tobacco control
Capsule cigarettes, electronic cigarettes (e-cigarettes) and heated tobacco products (HTPs) are now readily available in Guatemala. As in most countries, the point-of-sale (POS) remains an important marketing channel for the tobacco industry. Therefore, we sought to characterise the POS marketing of these products in the two largest cities in Guate...
Secondhand smoke in public places in Vietnam: An assessment 5 years after implementation of the tobacco control law.
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This study quantified the secondhand smoke (SHS) concentration in a sample of public places in Vietnam to determine changes in SHS levels 5 years after a public smoking ban was implemented. Two monitoring campaigns, one in 2013 (before the tobacco control law was implemented) and another in 2018 (5 years after the implementation of the law) were co...
Local sales restrictions significantly reduce the availability of menthol tobacco: findings from four Minnesota cities.
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In 2017 and 2018, Minneapolis, St. Paul, Duluth and Falcon Heights, Minnesota were among the first US cities to restrict the sale of menthol tobacco to adult-only stores. The study examined changes in the availability and marketing of these products following policy implementation. Retail store audits were conducted approximately 2 months pre-polic...
