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{"title":"Financial incentives for smoking cessation among (expectant) parents: a systematic review of facilitators and barriers to implementation.","authors":"Linda van der Spek, Leonieke J Breunis, Tessa Scheffers-van Schayck, Linda Bauld, Erwin Ista, Jasper V Been","doi":"10.1136/tc-2024-059198","DOIUrl":"10.1136/tc-2024-059198","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>Financial incentives, provided following validated smoking cessation, hold substantial potential to cost-effectively promote cessation. To facilitate wider adoption, we systematically reviewed evidence addressing the barriers and facilitators to successful implementation of incentive-based smoking cessation interventions among (expectant) parents.</p><p><strong>Data sources: </strong>We conducted a systematic search to identify scientific and grey literature across nine electronic databases, from inception to 15 August 2024. Search terms included combinations of \"smoking cessation\", \"incentive\", \"pregnancy\", \"preconception\" and \"parent\".</p><p><strong>Study selection: </strong>Eligible records reported and reflected on the implementation of smoking cessation programmes with incentives for (expectant) parents. Inclusion criteria were applied by two reviewers independently, with discrepancies resolved through consensus. Of 1100 unique records identified, 37 met inclusion criteria.</p><p><strong>Data extraction: </strong>Characteristics of the studies, interventions, incentives and implementation, along with barriers and facilitators, were independently extracted by two reviewers. Thematic analysis identified barriers and facilitators. Subgroup analysis explored patterns specific to lower socioeconomic populations.</p><p><strong>Data synthesis: </strong>Studies reported on implementation in the USA (n=18), UK (n=10), Australia (n=4), the Netherlands (n=2), New Zealand (n=1), France (n=1) and international contexts (n=1). Barriers included misalignment with participants' context and resources, recruitment and retention challenges, limited reliability of abstinence verification and high resource demands. Facilitators included ensuring acceptability, accessibility, feasibility, funding and integration into health services.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>With the cost-effectiveness of financial incentives for smoking cessation among (expectant) parents already well-documented, this first systematic synthesis of the barriers and facilitators to implementing them in daily practice offers valuable guidance for advancing implementation efforts.</p><p><strong>Prospero registration number: </strong>2023:CRD42023407648.</p>","PeriodicalId":23145,"journal":{"name":"Tobacco Control","volume":" ","pages":"430-439"},"PeriodicalIF":3.3,"publicationDate":"2026-07-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC13479641/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143983060","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}

{"title":"Evaluating anti-tobacco mass media campaigns in the digital age: scoping review.","authors":"Scott I Donaldson, Meagan O'Neill Robichaud, Emily Wang, Amanda DeJesus, Josh Dreyfus, Ollie Ganz, Julia Chen-Sankey, Jon-Patrick Allem","doi":"10.1136/tc-2026-060091","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1136/tc-2026-060091","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>To summarise how anti-tobacco mass media campaigns delivered via digital media are evaluated, including campaign characteristics, targeted populations, behavioural outcomes and exposure measurement strategies.</p><p><strong>Data sources: </strong>Six databases (PubMed, Web of Science, Scopus, PsycINFO, Embase, Communication & Mass Media) were searched using tobacco-related, digital media-related and prevention-related terms.</p><p><strong>Study selection: </strong>Articles were eligible if they were peer-reviewed, written in English, published between 2004 and 2025 and evaluated an anti-tobacco mass media campaign that used social media or web-based platforms and assessed a tobacco-related behaviour. Studies that exclusively assessed campaign awareness, knowledge or attitudes towards tobacco use were excluded.</p><p><strong>Data extraction: </strong>Two independent coders screened all titles and abstracts. Full texts were coded for campaign characteristics, exposure measurement and behavioural outcomes.</p><p><strong>Data synthesis: </strong>The final sample included 21 studies with 236 915 participants. Most campaigns were conducted in the USA (n=16, 76.2%) and used national samples (n=17, 81.0%). Campaigns targeted adolescents (n=87 746, 45.2%) and young adults (n=83 683, 38.7%). Exposure was assessed using aided recall (n=12, 57.1%) and binary response formats (n=9, 42.9%). Across all studies, 37 statistical effects were reported; the most examined behavioural outcomes were past 30-day tobacco use (k=15, 40.5%) and quit intentions (k=12, 32.4%). Of these, 73.3% (k=11/15) and 75.0% (k=9/12) reported statistically significant improvements, respectively.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Digital anti-tobacco mass media campaigns show promise in influencing tobacco-related behaviours. However, existing exposure measures in the evolving digital environment may limit the ability to accurately link campaign exposure to behavioural outcomes. Advances in exposure measures are needed.</p>","PeriodicalId":23145,"journal":{"name":"Tobacco Control","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.3,"publicationDate":"2026-07-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148607836","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}

{"title":"FDA authorisation of Zyn nicotine pouches: cross-sectional analysis of public discourse on X.","authors":"Eric Shanazari, Reid C Whaley, Jennifer B Unger, Artur Galimov","doi":"10.1136/tc-2026-060176","DOIUrl":"10.1136/tc-2026-060176","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>On 16 January 2025, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) authorised marketing of 20 Zyn oral nicotine pouch products, the first US authorisation of this category. Public interpretation may shape perceptions of safety and nicotine use. This study examined discourse on X following authorisation.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Posts containing 'Zyn' or '#Zyn' were extracted from X from 16-23 January 2025. After excluding reposts, quote posts, non-English posts and unrelated content, 549 posts were analysed. Using an inductive approach, four coders classified posts into 10 themes and coded sentiment as supportive, opposed or neutral. Negative binomial regression models estimated associations between themes and engagement, reported as incidence rate ratios (IRRs) for views, likes, replies, reposts and quotes.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Most posts were neutral (58.1%), followed by supportive (28.6%) and opposed (13.3%). The most prevalent themes were news (68.7%) and public health benefits (41.0%), followed by government distrust (16.0%) and potential harms (11.1%). Supportive posts emphasised harm reduction, whereas opposed posts highlighted regulatory distrust and concerns about addiction and youth uptake. Flavour discussion (9.5%) was strongly associated with higher engagement across metrics (all p<0.01). Posts addressing potential harms or policy inconsistencies generated lower engagement on selected metrics.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Discourse was dominated by informational sharing and harm reduction framing, alongside regulatory scepticism. The strong association between flavour discussion and engagement indicates that flavour-related content was highly visible in the immediate X discourse surrounding the FDA authorisation. Clear communication about FDA marketing authorisation is needed to prevent misinterpretation as endorsement of safety.</p>","PeriodicalId":23145,"journal":{"name":"Tobacco Control","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.3,"publicationDate":"2026-07-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC13618649/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148585276","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}

{"title":"Appeal, sensory characteristics and puffing topography of 'cool non-menthol' cigarettes among young adults who smoke: a randomised cross-over pilot trial.","authors":"Zijian Niu, Logan Miller, Chukwudi M Keke, Veena Rings, Alice Hinton, Jean De Dieu Nshimiyimana, Marielle C Brinkman, Ahmad El-Hellani, Theodore L Wagener, Alayna P Tackett","doi":"10.1136/tc-2026-060118","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1136/tc-2026-060118","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Synthetic cooling additives (eg, Wilkinson Sword (WS)-3) in tobacco products may provide menthol-like sensory effects without characterising flavour. This randomised, double-blind crossover pilot study evaluated sensory attributes, appeal and puffing topography of three market-available cigarettes that differ in menthol and WS-3 content among young adults (YAs) who smoke regularly (≥100 cigarettes lifetime and either ≥5 cigarettes daily or weekly use in the past 3 months).</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>YAs aged 21-29 years (n=30) were randomly assigned to conditions (WS-3, menthol and non-menthol control cigarettes) across three visits. Products were chemically analysed using gas chromatography mass spectrometry. Between-product measures, including sensory and appeal post ad-libitum smoking, were assessed and puffing topography was recorded. Inferential analyses accounted for the within-participant crossover design using mixed-effects regression models with random participant effects.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Participants (M_age=25.5, SD=2.1) on average smoked 15.8 cigarettes per day (SD=25.0), for 7.8 years (SD=4.4), and used non-menthol cigarettes (63%). Between-product appeal ratings did not significantly differ (p values >0.05), and WS-3 cigarettes were rated as significantly cooler (p<0.001), sweeter (p=0.005) and less harsh (p=0.003) compared with the control. Participants smoked menthol (p=0.035) and WS-3 (p=0.004) significantly faster than the control cigarettes. Fewer puffs were taken from WS-3 compared with control (p=0.038) and menthol cigarettes (p=0.011).</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>The present study showed that WS-3 cigarettes may offer similar sensory effects as menthol cigarettes, providing further evidence to support regulatory agencies' consideration of synthetic cooling additives in flavour regulations.</p><p><strong>Trial registration number: </strong>ClinicalTrials.gov ID: NCT06230159.</p>","PeriodicalId":23145,"journal":{"name":"Tobacco Control","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.3,"publicationDate":"2026-07-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148585313","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}

{"title":"Giving them away while they can: free nicotine pouches in Scotland.","authors":"Crawford Moodie, Georgia Alexandrou","doi":"10.1136/tc-2026-060285","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1136/tc-2026-060285","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":23145,"journal":{"name":"Tobacco Control","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.3,"publicationDate":"2026-07-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148585246","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}

{"title":"Philip Morris International's youth-appealing 'Curiosity' IQOS advertising campaign.","authors":"Tsai-Han Yin, Robert K Jackler","doi":"10.1136/tc-2025-059949","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1136/tc-2025-059949","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Philip Morris International's (PMI) heated tobacco brand IQOS has long been advertised as a fashionable lifestyle product and as a supposedly safer alternative to cigarettes. PMI's new campaign for IQOS, focused on 'Curiosity', was launched in 2024 and is ongoing in 2026.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>The IQOS Curiosity advertising campaign sources included 20 company-controlled, country-specific Instagram accounts, 2 Facebook accounts and 10 'X' (formerly Twitter) accounts and videos from YouTube (14), Vimeo (7), and TikTok (4).</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The principal brand descriptors were all variations on the central theme of curiosity: Stay Curious, Forever Curious, Curious? and Curious X. Key advertising words included: Discover, innovation, explorations, creativity, inspires and trailblazing. Key campaign slogans included: New experience, new possibilities, open your mind, next adventure, unexpected adventures, your passion, drives confidence and let life surprise you. Social media advertising was supplemented by sponsored events, partnerships with popular media such as <i>Rolling Stone</i> and <i>Vogue</i>, and use of influencers. The campaign consistently portrays IQOS as a highly desirable, novel experience that stimulates adventure seeking, enhances self-confidence, promotes romantic success and helps users unwind. These messages are disseminated primarily through social media platforms that are heavily frequented by youth.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Marketers know that curiosity is at its peak during youth. The IQOS Curiosity campaign appears designed to appeal to impulsive and sensation-seeking youth who are drawn to novel experiences. In its new 'Curiosity' campaign PMI has transitioned its IQOS advertising strategy from one focused on recruiting adults who smoke to differentially targeting youth and young adults.</p>","PeriodicalId":23145,"journal":{"name":"Tobacco Control","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.3,"publicationDate":"2026-07-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148472924","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}

{"title":"Correlates of oral nicotine pouch use, use frequency and flavour use among US adults.","authors":"Yanyun He, Megan E Roberts, Dongmei Li, Shiqi Zhang, Brittney L Keller-Hamilton, Darren Mays, Ce Shang","doi":"10.1136/tc-2025-059971","DOIUrl":"10.1136/tc-2025-059971","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>As oral nicotine pouches (ONPs) have gained popularity in the US, little is known from nationally representative data about who uses them and how they are being used.</p><p><strong>Objectives: </strong>To examine tobacco use and sociodemographic correlates of ONP use, use frequency and flavour use among US adults.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Data were drawn from the 2022-2023 Tobacco Use Supplement to the Current Population Survey (n=1 57 485). Weighted logistic regression models were used to identify predictors of (1) current ONP use, (2) daily versus non-daily ONP use and (3) flavoured versus unflavoured ONP use.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The odds of current ONP use were higher among younger adults, males, non-Hispanic Whites, individuals with higher income and those who had ever used cigarettes, e-cigarettes or smokeless tobacco (SLT). People who currently use cigarettes, e-cigarettes or SLT had lower odds of daily (vs non-daily) ONP use, whereas people with a history of cigarette use who do not currently smoke had higher odds. Males, younger adults and people with a history of SLT use who do not currently use SLT were more likely to use flavoured ONPs.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>ONP use was common among individuals with current and prior tobacco use which may be consistent with alternative nicotine use. However, a small proportion of ONP users reported no prior use of other tobacco products, highlighting the need for continued research on nicotine uptake through ONPs among tobacco-naïve populations, particularly among young adults. In addition, the prevalence of co-use with other tobacco products may limit potential public health benefits.</p>","PeriodicalId":23145,"journal":{"name":"Tobacco Control","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.3,"publicationDate":"2026-07-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC13475255/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148472890","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}

{"title":"Impact of reducing nicotine in cigarettes on mortality, economic costs and major depression in the USA.","authors":"Sarah Rivero Skolnick, Andrew F Brouwer, Chialing Cheng, Jamie Tam","doi":"10.1136/tc-2025-059896","DOIUrl":"10.1136/tc-2025-059896","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>The US Food and Drug Administration has proposed a product standard that would reduce the nicotine content and addictiveness of cigarettes. It is unclear what impact this would have on economic outcomes or priority populations who are disproportionately harmed by tobacco use, such as people with major depression (MD). We evaluated the long-term health and economic impacts of a nicotine product standard for the US population by MD status.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>We developed and calibrated a microsimulation model using the National Survey on Drug Use and Health 2005-2023 data on smoking, e-cigarette use and MD episodes. We used this model to simulate a nicotine product standard from 2027 to 2100 based on the FDA's expert elicitation estimates of the policy's anticipated effects on smoking and vaping.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Under the proposed product standard, smoking is projected to decline to <1% for people with and without MD by 2040, resulting in 1.6 million premature deaths averted by 2100 and 8.0 million fewer cases of MD. Longer life expectancies under the policy are projected to increase medical costs by US$336 billion, while also increasing worker productivity by US$298 billion and consumer spending by US$1.3 trillion.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Timely implementation of a nicotine reduction strategy, either through a federal product standard or state-level sales restrictions, is cost-effective and could prevent millions of premature deaths while reducing smoking disparities by MD status.</p>","PeriodicalId":23145,"journal":{"name":"Tobacco Control","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.3,"publicationDate":"2026-07-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC13540060/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148456889","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}

{"title":"Correction: Rolling with a rap icon: an exploration of the Backwoods × TICAL collaboration.","authors":"","doi":"10.1136/tc-2026-060202corr1","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1136/tc-2026-060202corr1","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":23145,"journal":{"name":"Tobacco Control","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.3,"publicationDate":"2026-07-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148438153","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}

{"title":"Rolling with a rap icon: an exploration of the Backwoods × TICAL collaboration.","authors":"Charity A Ntansah, Jeannie Garmon, Cristine D Delnevo, Kymberle Sterling","doi":"10.1136/tc-2026-060202","DOIUrl":"10.1136/tc-2026-060202","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":23145,"journal":{"name":"Tobacco Control","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.3,"publicationDate":"2026-07-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC13403999/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148266054","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}