Tobacco ControlPub Date : 2025-04-01DOI: 10.1136/tc-2023-058219
Christopher Heidt, Nobila Ouédraogo, Katrin Schaller
{"title":"Partnership between Geekvape and French football club Paris Saint-Germain.","authors":"Christopher Heidt, Nobila Ouédraogo, Katrin Schaller","doi":"10.1136/tc-2023-058219","DOIUrl":"10.1136/tc-2023-058219","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":23145,"journal":{"name":"Tobacco Control","volume":" ","pages":"263-264"},"PeriodicalIF":4.0,"publicationDate":"2025-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"61565355","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Tobacco ControlPub Date : 2025-04-01DOI: 10.1136/tc-2023-058130
Ara Cho, Michelle Scollo, Gary Chan, Pete Driezen, Andrew Hyland, Ce Shang, Coral E Gartner
{"title":"Tobacco purchasing in Australia during regular tax increases: findings from the International Tobacco Control Policy Evaluation Project.","authors":"Ara Cho, Michelle Scollo, Gary Chan, Pete Driezen, Andrew Hyland, Ce Shang, Coral E Gartner","doi":"10.1136/tc-2023-058130","DOIUrl":"10.1136/tc-2023-058130","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>We examined Australian tobacco purchasing trends, the average self-reported price paid within each purchase type and the association between type of tobacco product purchased and participant characteristics, including quit intentions, between 2007 and 2020.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>We analysed data collected from adults who smoked factory-made and/or roll-your-own (RYO) cigarettes in nine waves (2007-2020) of the International Tobacco Control Policy Evaluation Project Australia Survey (n<sub>sample</sub>=5452, n<sub>observations</sub>=11 534). The main outcome measures were type of tobacco products purchased: RYO, carton, pack or pouch size and brand segment. Logistic regression, fit using generalised estimating equations, was estimated the association between the outcome and participant characteristics.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The reported price-minimising purchasing patterns increased from 2007 to 2020: any RYO (23.8-43.9%), large-sized pack (2007: 24.0% to 2016: 34.3%); shifting from large-sized to small-sized packs (2020: 37.7%), and economy brand (2007: 37.2% to 2020: 59.3%); shifting from large (2007: 55.8%) to small economy packs (2014: 15.3% to 2020: 48.1%). Individuals with a lower income, a higher nicotine dependence level and no quit intention were more likely to purchase RYO and large-sized packs.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>RYO, large-sized packs and products with a low upfront cost (eg, small RYO pouches and small-sized economy brand packs) may appeal to people on low incomes. Australia's diverse tobacco pack and pouch sizes allow the tobacco industry to influence tobacco purchases. Standardising pack and pouch sizes may reduce some price-related marketing and especially benefit people who have a low income, are highly addicted and have no quit intention.</p>","PeriodicalId":23145,"journal":{"name":"Tobacco Control","volume":" ","pages":"183-191"},"PeriodicalIF":4.0,"publicationDate":"2025-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10902190/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"10131538","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Tobacco ControlPub Date : 2025-04-01DOI: 10.1136/tc-2023-058323
Cheneal Puljević, Isabel Meciar, Alice Holland, Daniel Stjepanović, Centaine L Snoswell, Emma E Thomas, Kylie Morphett, Heewon Kang, Gary Chan, Etienne Grobler, Coral E Gartner
{"title":"Systematic review and meta-analysis of text messaging interventions to support tobacco cessation.","authors":"Cheneal Puljević, Isabel Meciar, Alice Holland, Daniel Stjepanović, Centaine L Snoswell, Emma E Thomas, Kylie Morphett, Heewon Kang, Gary Chan, Etienne Grobler, Coral E Gartner","doi":"10.1136/tc-2023-058323","DOIUrl":"10.1136/tc-2023-058323","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>To review randomised controlled trials (RCTs) investigating the effectiveness of text message-based interventions for smoking cessation, including the effects of dose (number of text messages) and concomitant use of behavioural or pharmacological interventions.</p><p><strong>Data sources: </strong>We searched seven databases (PubMed, CINAHL, PsycINFO, Scopus, EMBASE, Cochrane Library and Web of Science), Google Scholar and the reference lists of relevant publications for RCTs. Eligible studies included participants aged ≥15 years who smoked tobacco at enrolment.</p><p><strong>Study selection: </strong>One reviewer screened titles and abstracts and two reviewers independently screened full texts of articles.</p><p><strong>Data extraction: </strong>One of three reviewers independently extracted data on study and intervention characteristics and smoking abstinence rates using Qualtrics software.</p><p><strong>Data synthesis: </strong>30 of the 40 included studies reported higher rates of smoking cessation among those receiving text messaging interventions compared with comparators, but only 10 were statistically significant. A meta-analysis of seven RCTs found that participants receiving text messages were significantly more likely to quit smoking compared with participants in no/minimal intervention or 'usual care' conditions (risk ratio 1.87, 95% CI 1.52 to 2.29, p <0.001). Three trials found no benefit from a higher dose of text messages on smoking cessation. Two trials that tested the added benefit of text messaging to pharmacotherapy reported outcomes in favour of adding text messaging.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Findings suggest that text messaging-based interventions are effective at promoting smoking cessation. Further research is required to establish if any additional benefit is gained from an increased number of text messages or concurrent pharmacotherapy or behavioural counselling.</p>","PeriodicalId":23145,"journal":{"name":"Tobacco Control","volume":" ","pages":"228-238"},"PeriodicalIF":4.0,"publicationDate":"2025-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140050462","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Tobacco ControlPub Date : 2025-04-01DOI: 10.1136/tc-2023-058149
Michelle K Page, Emily E Paul, Noel J Leigh, Leah R Meza, Artur Galimov, Steve Sussman, Adam Leventhal, Richard J O'Connor, Maciej L Goniewicz
{"title":"Still 'Cool': tobacco industry responds to state-wide menthol ban with synthetic coolants.","authors":"Michelle K Page, Emily E Paul, Noel J Leigh, Leah R Meza, Artur Galimov, Steve Sussman, Adam Leventhal, Richard J O'Connor, Maciej L Goniewicz","doi":"10.1136/tc-2023-058149","DOIUrl":"10.1136/tc-2023-058149","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>In December 2022, California (CA) enforced a voter-approved regulation restricting the retail sale of flavoured tobacco products, including menthol cigarettes. Shortly after, new products emerged on the market containing similar blue and green package colours yet with 'non-menthol' descriptors. Using chemical analyses, we measured the content of menthol and 15 other cooling chemicals in Californian cigarettes with 'non-menthol' descriptors and compared concentrations to similar 'menthol'-labelled counterparts available in New York State (NY).</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>A convenience sample of 10 brands and types of cigarettes in CA were purchased based on package colours suggesting a cooling effect and/or 'non-menthol' descriptors. The exact brand and type of cigarettes (with menthol descriptors) were purchased in NY. Cigarettes from CA were compared with equivalent cigarettes from NY on package design and colours, cigarette physical characteristics and the presence of cooling additives.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Menthol was not detected in any CA cigarette, except for Maverick-green box type, while its presence was confirmed in most NY counterpart products. A synthetic cooling chemical WS-3 was not detected in any NY cigarettes but was detected in four CA brands and types with implied cooling effect, ranging from 1.24±0.04 to 1.97±0.05 mg/cigarette.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>While manufacturers have removed menthol descriptors from CA packaging and the menthol ingredient from cigarettes, synthetic cooling chemicals detected in several CA brands suggest that cooling sensory effects may still be sustained. Policymakers must consider both the chemical ingredients themselves and sensory effects in future regulatory approaches.</p>","PeriodicalId":23145,"journal":{"name":"Tobacco Control","volume":" ","pages":"254-258"},"PeriodicalIF":4.0,"publicationDate":"2025-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9937658","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Tobacco ControlPub Date : 2025-04-01DOI: 10.1136/tc-2023-058188
Ziyad Ben Taleb, Steven Alec Barrientos, Mohammad Ebrahimi Kalan, Caroline Oates Cobb
{"title":"Next generation waterpipe devices: the rise of electrical heating elements.","authors":"Ziyad Ben Taleb, Steven Alec Barrientos, Mohammad Ebrahimi Kalan, Caroline Oates Cobb","doi":"10.1136/tc-2023-058188","DOIUrl":"10.1136/tc-2023-058188","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":23145,"journal":{"name":"Tobacco Control","volume":" ","pages":"268-269"},"PeriodicalIF":4.0,"publicationDate":"2025-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"107592329","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Tobacco ControlPub Date : 2025-04-01DOI: 10.1136/tc-2023-058333
Ridzuan Kunji Koya, J Robert Branston, Allen W A Gallagher, Wency Kher Thinng Bui, Hana Ross, Norashidah Mohamed Nor
{"title":"Improving estimates of the illicit cigarette trade through collaboration: lessons from two studies of Malaysia.","authors":"Ridzuan Kunji Koya, J Robert Branston, Allen W A Gallagher, Wency Kher Thinng Bui, Hana Ross, Norashidah Mohamed Nor","doi":"10.1136/tc-2023-058333","DOIUrl":"10.1136/tc-2023-058333","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>This paper critically analyses contrasting estimates of Malaysia's illicit cigarette trade in 2011, 2015 and 2019 by Bui <i>et al</i> and Koya <i>et al</i> who previously produced independent estimates at about the same time using tax gap analysis. Collaboration between the two authors' teams emerged due to the discrepancies in their results, generating this paper to explore the methodological issues identified and hence produce revised estimates of the rate of illicit. Key issues identified were: Bui <i>et al</i>'s assessment of legally imported cigarettes impacting all years; their exclusion of ad valorem duty affecting the 2011 and 2015 estimates; Koya <i>et al</i> overlooked the value of cigarettes for export market in their ad valorem calculation and used the sales value of imported tobacco/tobacco products, not just cigarettes, both of which impact estimates for 2011 and 2015. Recalculations using Koya <i>et al</i>'s consumption data reveal that in 2019, illicit cigarettes accounted for about 70% of the market, which is higher than Bui <i>et al</i>'s estimate (38%) but slightly lower than Koya <i>et al</i>'s (72%). For 2011 and 2015 where ad valorem applied, the corrected estimates show a share of the illicit cigarette market of approximately 41.1% and 52.7%, respectively, differing from Bui <i>et al</i>'s 0% in 2011 and 29.6% in 2015, and Koya <i>et al</i>'s 51% in 2011 and 55% in 2015. This paper provides essential lessons for addressing methodological issues between authors' teams and updated estimates of Malaysia's illicit cigarette trade, verifying that Malaysia faces a substantial illicit cigarette trade problem.</p>","PeriodicalId":23145,"journal":{"name":"Tobacco Control","volume":" ","pages":"242-247"},"PeriodicalIF":4.0,"publicationDate":"2025-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139485943","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Tobacco ControlPub Date : 2025-04-01DOI: 10.1136/tc-2023-058272
Andrea C Villanti, Alice Hinton, Jonathan A Schulz, Tyler G Erath, Toral Mehta, Derek Reed, Jennifer Tidey, Michael Businelle, Theodore L Wagener
{"title":"Substitutability of menthol cigarette alternatives: a clinical trial.","authors":"Andrea C Villanti, Alice Hinton, Jonathan A Schulz, Tyler G Erath, Toral Mehta, Derek Reed, Jennifer Tidey, Michael Businelle, Theodore L Wagener","doi":"10.1136/tc-2023-058272","DOIUrl":"10.1136/tc-2023-058272","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>This study assessed the substitutability of plausible combustible menthol cigarette alternatives (MCAs) for usual brand menthol cigarettes (UBMCs) in adults who smoke menthol cigarettes.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Following three in-lab sampling sessions, 80 adults aged 21-50 who smoke menthol cigarettes chose their preferred MCA: (1) a menthol roll-your-own cigarette (mRYO), (2) a menthol filtered little cigar (mFLC) or (3) a non-menthol cigarette (NMC). Participants were instructed to completely substitute their preferred MCA for their UBMC for 1 week and complete daily diaries documenting adherence and subjective effects. At the final lab visit, participants completed concurrent choice and cross-price elasticity tasks with their substitute product and UBMC as the comparator.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Most (65%) participants chose mRYO as their preferred product, followed by NMC and mFLC. Adherence to MCA was high for all products across the week (range: 63%-88%). Positive subjective effects for mRYO decreased over time but remained numerically higher than the other MCA products; craving reduction also decreased for NMC across phases. In the progressive ratio task, participants chose their UBMC in 61.7% of choices; this did not differ by preferred MCA, although the median breakpoint was highest for mRYO and similar for mFLC and NMC. Cross-price elasticity comparing UBMC and the preferred product indicated high substitutability of each MCA at phase 3 (<i>I</i> values -0.70 to -0.82).</p><p><strong>Conclusions and relevance: </strong>mRYOs were the most preferred MCA among the study products, but all MCAs were acceptable substitutes for UBMC using behavioural and economic measures in a short-term trial period. <b>Trial registration number</b> NCT04844762.</p>","PeriodicalId":23145,"journal":{"name":"Tobacco Control","volume":" ","pages":"154-161"},"PeriodicalIF":4.0,"publicationDate":"2025-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"107592331","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Tobacco ControlPub Date : 2025-04-01DOI: 10.1136/tc-2023-057977
Aage Tverdal, Randi Selmer, Dag S Thelle
{"title":"Smoking history and all-cause, ischaemic heart disease and lung cancer mortality: follow-up study of 358 551 men and women aged 40-43 years.","authors":"Aage Tverdal, Randi Selmer, Dag S Thelle","doi":"10.1136/tc-2023-057977","DOIUrl":"10.1136/tc-2023-057977","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Aims: </strong>We studied the health consequences of quitting smoking before age 43 by time since quitting, number of years smoked and cigarettes smoked per day. The outcomes were all-cause, ischaemic heart disease and lung cancer mortality.</p><p><strong>Design: </strong>Prospective study.</p><p><strong>Setting: </strong>Norwegian counties.</p><p><strong>Participants: </strong>Men and women aged 40-43 years who participated in a national cardiovascular screening programme and who were followed from 1985 to 2018.</p><p><strong>Measurements: </strong>Self-reports from questionnaire on time since quitting smoking, years smoked and number of cigarettes per day, and measurements of height, weight and blood pressure, and a blood sample where serum was analysed for total serum cholesterol and triglycerides.</p><p><strong>Findings: </strong>The all-cause mortality rate was 30% higher among quitters less than 1 year ago compared with never smokers (adjusted HR=1.30, 95% CI 1.18-1.43 in men and HR=1.31, 95% CI 1.16 to 1.50 in women). Quitters who had smoked longer than 20 years had 23% higher mortality in men (HR=1.23, 95% CI 1.14 to 1.34) and 32% higher mortality in women (HR=1.32, 95% CI 1.18 to 1.49). Past smoking of more than 20 cigarettes/day was associated with HR=1.14 (1.05-1.23) in men and HR=1.16 (1.01-1.32) in women. The HR for lung cancer was 6.77 (95% CI 4.86 to 9.45) for quitting men who had smoked for more than 20 years compared with never smokers. The corresponding figure for women was 5.75 (95% CI 4.08 to 8.09).</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>The mortality among quitters was close to that of never smokers, except for a higher mortality for lung cancer, which on the other hand was much lower than the lung cancer mortality in current smokers.</p>","PeriodicalId":23145,"journal":{"name":"Tobacco Control","volume":" ","pages":"147-153"},"PeriodicalIF":4.0,"publicationDate":"2025-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"107592330","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}