Publications

Research outputs from across the SPECTRUM Consortium.

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Effect of 3 months and 12 months of financial incentives on 12-month postpartum smoking cessation maintenance: A randomized controlled trial

 Ussher M, Best, C, Lewis S, McKell J, Coleman T, Cooper S, Orton S, Bauld L  

Addiction. Apr 2024;1 – 12. doi: 10.1111/add.16487 on 16 Apr 2024. PMID: 38623627
Smoking prevalence and purchasing of menthol cigarettes since the menthol flavour ban in Great Britain: a population-based survey between 2020 and 2023  

Buss VH, Tattan-Birch H,

Cox S, Bauld L, Shahab L,

Brown J

Tobacco Control: Mar

2024;0:1–9. doi:10.1136/tc-2023-058390. PMID: 38471775
Who would be affected by a ban on disposable vapes? A population study in Great Britain Jackson SE, Tattan-Birch H, Shahab L, Oldham M, Kale D, Brose L, Brown J. Public Health. 2024 Feb;227:291-298. doi: 10.1016/j.puhe.2023.12.024. Epub 2024 Jan 24. PMID: 38267284.
Tobacco content and marketing online and beyond - new and ongoing challenges for tobacco control research and policy Langley T.   Nicotine Tob Res. 2024 Jan 3:ntad263. doi: 10.1093/ntr/ntad263. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 38168708.
Comparing identity, attitudes, and indicators of effectiveness in people who smoke, vape or use heated tobacco products: A cross-sectional study Kale D, Brown J, Dawkins L, Goniewicz ML, Leppin C, Tattan-Birch H, Shahab L.  Addict Behav. 2024 Apr;151:107933. doi: 10.1016/j.addbeh.2023.107933. Epub 2023 Dec 14. PMID: 38142579.
Geographical differences in the financial impacts of different forms of tobacco licence fees on small retailers in Scotland Valiente R, Tunstall H, Kong AY, Wilson LB, Gillespie D, Angus C, Brennan A, Shortt NK, Pearce J. Tob Control. 2024 Feb 7:tc-2023-058342. doi: 10.1136/tc-2023-058342. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 38326025.
Public health engagement in alcohol licensing in England and Scotland: the ExILEnS mixed-method, natural experiment evaluation Fitzgerald N, Egan M, O'Donnell R, Nicholls J, Mahon L, de Vocht F, McQuire C, Angus C, Purves R, Henney M, Mohan A, Maani N, Shortt N, Bauld L. Public Health Res (Southampt). 2024 Feb 7:1-76. doi: 10.3310/FSRT4135. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 38345369.
Exposure to Tobacco-Specific Nitrosamines Among People Who Vape, Smoke, or do Neither: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis Taylor E, Simonavičius E, McNeill A, Brose LS, East K, Marczylo T, Robson D. Nicotine Tob Res. 2024 Feb 22;26(3):257-269. doi: 10.1093/ntr/ntad156. PMID: 37619211; PMCID: PMC10882431.
Factors influencing public health engagement in alcohol licensing in England and Scotland including legal and structural differences: comparative interview analysis Fitzgerald N, Mohan A, Purves R, O'Donnell R, Egan M, Nicholls J, Maani N, Smolar M, Fraser A, Briton T, Mahon L; ExILEnS consortium. Public Health Res (Southampt). 2024 Feb 7:1-36. doi: 10.3310/BGTR4277. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 38344914.

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Tackling the obesity epidemic Mulrenan C, Jenner K, Knai C. BMJ . 2023 May 17;381:1072. doi: 10.1136/bmj.p1072. PMID: 37197775.
Self-reported depression and anxiety and healthcare professional interactions regarding smoking cessation and nicotine vaping: Findings from 2018 International Tobacco Control Four Country Smoking and Vaping (ITC 4CV) Survey Tildy BE, McNeill A, East K, Gravely S, Fong GT, Cummings KM, Borland R, Chan GCK, Lim CCW, Gartner C, Yong HH, Brose LS. Tob Prev Cessat. 2023 Aug 2;9:26. doi: 10.18332/tpc/168288. PMID: 37533461; PMCID: PMC10391919.
Understanding the role of the state in dietary public health policymaking: a critical scoping review Karreman N, Huang Y, Egan N, Carters-White L, Hawkins B, Adams J, White M.  Health Promot Int. 2023 Oct 1;38(5):daad100. doi: 10.1093/heapro/daad100. PMID: 37665718; PMCID: PMC10476878.
Associations between smoking and vaping prevalence, product use characteristics, and mental health diagnoses in Great Britain: a population survey Taylor E, Brose LS, McNeill A, Brown J, Kock L, Robson D.  BMC Med. 2023 Jun 14;21(1):211. doi: 10.1186/s12916-023-02890-y. PMID: 37316913; PMCID: PMC10268384.
Trends in Psychological Distress Among Adults in England, 2020-2022 Jackson SE, Brown J, Shahab L, McNeill A, Munafò MR, Brose L. JAMA Netw Open. 2023 Jul 3;6(7):e2321959. doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2023.21959. PMID: 37410462; PMCID: PMC10326642.
Cutting down, quitting and motivation to stop smoking by self-reported COVID-19 status: Representative cross-sectional surveys in England Cox S, Tattan-Birch H, Jackson SE, Dawkins L, Brown J, Shahab L.  Addiction. 2023 Feb;118(2):365-371. doi: 10.1111/add.16029. Epub 2022 Aug 26.
Financial incentives for quitting smoking in pregnancy: Are they cost-effective? McMeekin N, Sinclair L, Robinson-Smith L, Mitchell A, Bauld L, Tappin DM, Boyd KA. Addiction. 2023 Aug;118(8):1445-1456. doi: 10.1111/add.16176. Epub 2023 Mar 15. PMID: 36843417.
How Do Industry-Funded Alcohol and Gambling Conferences Frame the Issues? An Analysis of Conference Agendas Dun-Campbell K, van Schalkwyk MCI, Petticrew M, Maani N, McGill E. J Stud Alcohol Drugs. 2023 Mar;84(2):309-317. doi: 10.15288/jsad.22-00045. Epub 2022 Sep 1. PMID: 36972028.
Mapping alcohol and tobacco tax policy interventions to inform health and economic impact analyses: A United Kingdom based qualitative framework analysis Hatchard J, Buykx P, Wilson L, Brennan A, Gillespie D. Int J Drug Policy. 2023 Dec;122:104247. doi: 10.1016/j.drugpo.2023.104247. Epub 2023 Nov 6. PMID: 37939433.
Association of Fully Branded and Standardized e-Cigarette Packaging With Interest in Trying Products Among Youths and Adults in Great Britain Taylor E, Arnott D, Cheeseman H, Hammond D, Reid JL, McNeill A, Driezen P, East K. JAMA Netw Open.. 2023 Mar 1;6(3):e231799. doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2023.1799. PMID: 36917111; PMCID: PMC10015302.
The use of participatory systems mapping as a research method in the context of non-communicable diseases and risk factors: a scoping review van den Akker A, Fabbri A, Alardah DI, Gilmore AB, Rutter H Health Res Policy Sys 21, 69 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12961-023-01020-7
Financial incentives for quitting smoking in pregnancy: Are they cost-effective? McMeekin N, Sinclair L, Robinson-Smith L, Mitchell A, Bauld L, Tappin DM, Boyd KA. Addiction. 2023 Aug;118(8):1445-1456. doi: 10.1111/add.16176. Epub 2023 Mar 15. PMID: 36843417.
Trends in Psychological Distress Among Adults in England, 2020-2022. Jackson SE, Brown J, Shahab L, McNeill A, Munafò MR, Brose L. JAMA Netw Open. 2023;6(7):e2321959. doi:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2023.21959
Trends in Public Awareness and Knowledge of Drinking Guidelines: a Representative Population Survey in England, 2016-2022 Jackson SE, Guo X, Holmes J, Brown J Alcohol and Alcoholism, Volume 58, Issue 4, July 2023, Pages 415–425, https://doi.org/10.1093/alcalc/agad007
How Can We Measure Alcohol Outlet Density Around Schools? A Comparison Between Two Buffer-Based Methods Martín-Turrero I, Sureda X, Escobar F, Bilal U, Berasaluce M, Valiente R. J Urban Health. 2023 Jun 23. doi: 10.1007/s11524-023-00740-z. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 37351726.
Exposure to tobacco, alcohol and 'Junk food' content in reality TV programmes broadcast in the UK between August 2019-2020 Barker AB, Bal J, Ruff L, Murray RL.  J Public Health (Oxf). 2023 Jun 14;45(2):287-294. doi: 10.1093/pubmed/fdac046. PMID: 35512310; PMCID: PMC10273349.

Links Between Industry and U.S. NIAAA Underline the Need to Rebalance Science in the Public Interest: A Comment on Mitchell and McCambridge (2023)

Gilmore A B, Fabbri A.

J Stud Alcohol Drugs. 2023 Mar;84(2):340-341. doi: 10.15288/jsad.23-00027. PMID: 37132575. No abstract available.
Conceptualising the commercial determinants of suicide: broadening the lens on suicide and self-harm prevention van Schalkwyk MCI, Collin J, Eddleston M, Petticrew M, Pearson M, Schölin L, Maani N, Konradsen F, Gunnell D, Knipe D. Lancet Psychiatry. 2023 May;10(5):363-370. doi: 10.1016/S2215-0366(23)00043-3. Epub 2023 Apr 2. PMID: 37019125.
Effectiveness of subnational implementation of minimum unit price for alcohol: policy appraisal modelling for local authorities in England Brennan A, Angus C, Pryce R, Buykx P, Henney M, Gillespie D, Holmes J, Meier PS. Addiction. 2023 May;118(5):819-833. doi: 10.1111/add.16084. Epub 2022 Dec 21. PMID: 36367289.

Corporate Political Activity: Taxonomies and Model of Corporate Influence on Public Policy

 Ulucanlar, S., Lauber, K., Fabbri, A., Hawkins, B., Mialon, M., Hancock, L., Tangcharoensathien, V., Gilmore, A. B. International Journal of Health Policy and Management, (), pp. -. doi: 10.34172/ijhpm.2023.7292
Guidance on the use of complex systems models for economic evaluations of public health interventions Breeze PR, Squires H, Ennis K, Meier P, Hayes K, Lomax N, Shiell A, Kee F, de Vocht F, O'Flaherty M, Gilbert N, Purshouse R, Robinson S, Dodd PJ, Strong M, Paisley S, Smith R, Briggs A, Shahab L, Occhipinti JA, Lawson K, Bayley T, Smith R, Boyd J, Kadirkamanathan V, Cookson R, Hernandez-Alava M, Jackson CH, Karapici A, Sassi F, Scarborough P, Siebert U, Silverman E, Vale L, Walsh C, Brennan A. Health Econ. 2023 Apr 20. doi: 10.1002/hec.4681.  PMID: 37081811.
Profile of menthol cigarette smokers in the months following the removal of these products from the market: a cross-sectional population survey in England Kock L, Shahab L, Bogdanovica I, Brown J. Tob Control. 2023 Apr;32(e1):e121-e124. doi: 10.1136/tobaccocontrol-2021-057005. Epub 2021 Nov 17. PMID: 34789541; PMCID: PMC7614336.
Promoting and Maintaining Changes in Smoking Behavior for Patients Following Discharge from a Smoke-free Mental Health Inpatient Stay: Development of a Complex Intervention Using the Behavior Change Wheel Shoesmith E, Huddlestone L, Pervin J, Shahab L, Coventry P, Coleman T, Lorencatto F, Gilbody S, Leahy M, Horspool M, Paul C, Colley L, Hough S, Hough P, Ratschen E. Nicotine Tob Res. 2023 Mar 22;25(4):729-737. doi: 10.1093/ntr/ntac242. PMID: 36250614; PMCID: PMC10032184.
Classification of lapses in smokers attempting to stop: A supervised machine learning approach using data from a popular smoking cessation smartphone app Perski O, Li K, Pontikos N, Simons D, Goldstein SP, Naughton F, Brown J. Nicotine Tob Res. 2023 Mar 27:ntad051. doi: 10.1093/ntr/ntad051. PMID: 36971111.
Commercial determinants of health: future directions Friel S, Collin J, Daube M, Depoux A, Freudenberg N, Gilmore AB, Johns P, Laar A, Marten R, McKee M, Mialon M The Lancet. 2023 Mar 23. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(23)00011-9
Conceptualising commercial entities in public health: beyond unhealthy commodities and transnational corporations Lacy-Nichols J, Nandi S, Mialon M, McCambridge J, Lee K, Jones A, Gilmore AB, Galea S, de Lacy-Vawdon C, de Caravalho CMP, Baum F, Moodie R The Lancet. 2023 Mar 23. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(23)00012-0
Defining and conceptualising the commercial determinants of health Gilmore AB, Fabbri A, Baum F, Bertscher A, Bondy K, Chang HJ, Dermaio S, Erzse A, Freudenberg N, Friel S, Hofman KJ, Johns P, Karim SA, Lacy-Nichols J, de Caravalho CMP, Marten R, McKee M, Petticrew M, Robertson L, Tangcharoensathien V, Thow AM The Lancet. 2023 Mar 23. doi: 10.1016/ S0140-6736(23)00013-2

Seeking to be seen as legitimate members of the scientific community? An analysis of British American Tobacco and Philip Morris International's involvement in scientific events

 Matthes BK, Fabbri A, Dance S, Laurence L, Silver K, Gilmore AB Tob Control. 2023 Feb 3:tc-2022-057809. doi: 10.1136/tc-2022-057809. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 36737249.

Harm built in-why the gambling industry needs a Silent Spring moment

van Schalkwyk MC, Cassidy R, Petticrew M, McKee M

 BMJ. 2023 Jan 26;380:203. doi: 10.1136/bmj.p203. PMID: 36702481.

Implementation strategies to increase smoking cessation treatment provision in primary care: a systematic review of observational studies

 Tildy BE, McNeill A, Perman-Howe PR, Brose LS BMC Prim Care. 2023 Jan 25;24(1):32. doi: 10.1186/s12875-023-01981-2. PMID: 36698052.

Smoking, Nicotine, and COVID-19: Triangulation of Methods and Preregistration Are Required for Robust Causal Inference

 Perski O, Simons D, Shahab L, Brown J Nicotine Tob Res. 2023 Jan 5;25(2):356-359. doi: 10.1093/ntr/ntab214. PMID: 34679177.

The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Smoking, Vaping, and Smoking Cessation Services in the United Kingdom: A Qualitative Study

 Johnston E, Bains M, Hunter A, Langley T Nicotine Tob Res. 2023 Jan 5;25(2):339-344. doi: 10.1093/ntr/ntac227. PMID: 36218530.

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Association of psychological distress with smoking cessation, duration of abstinence from smoking, and use of non-combustible nicotine-containing products: A cross-sectional population survey in Great Britain

 Kock L, Brown J, Cox S, McNeill A, Robson D, Shahab L, Tattan-Birch H, Brose LS Addict Behav. 2023 Mar;138:107570. doi: 10.1016/j.addbeh.2022.107570. Epub 2022 Dec 2. PMID: 36493683

Patterns and predictors of adherence to health-protective measures during COVID-19 pandemic in the UK: cross-sectional and longitudinal findings from the HEBECO study

 Kale D, Herbec A, Beard E, Gold N, Shahab L

BMC Public Health. 2022 Dec 14;22(1):2347. doi: 10.1186/s12889-022-14509-7. PMID: 36517788

Back to our roots or sowing new seeds: thinking anew on the paradigms of health, harm and disease

 van Schalkwyk MCI, Zenone M, Maani N, Petticrew M, McKee M

J Public Health (Oxf). 2022 Nov 21;44(Supplement_1):i28-i33. doi: 10.1093/pubmed/fdac093. PMID: 36465052

Newspaper framing of food and beverage corporations' sponsorship of sport: a content analysis

Carters-White LE, Patterson C, Nimegeer A, Hilton S, Chambers S

BMC Public Health. 2022 Sep 16;22(1):1753. doi: 10.1186/s12889-022-14031-w. PMID: 36114474

Inequalities in children's exposure to alcohol outlets in Scotland: a GPS study

Caryl FM, Pearce J, Mitchell R, Shortt NK

BMC Public Health. 2022 Sep 15;22(1):1749. doi: 10.1186/s12889-022-14151-3. PMID: 36109778

Corporate political activity in the context of sugar-sweetened beverage tax policy in the WHO European Region

Lauber K, Rippin H, Wickramasinghe K, Gilmore AB

Eur J Public Health. 2022 Sep 13:ckac117. doi: 10.1093/eurpub/ckac117. Online ahead of print. PMID: 36099153
Assessing the profile of support for potential tobacco control policies targeting availability in Great Britain: a cross-sectional population survey Kock L, Shahab L, Moore G, Shortt NK, Pearce J, Brown J Tob Control. 2022 Aug 25:tobaccocontrol-2022-057508. doi: 10.1136/tc-2022-057508. Online ahead of print. PMID: 36008128
Behavioural support and nicotine replacement therapy for smokeless tobacco cessation: protocol for a pilot randomised-controlled multi-country trial Siddiqui F, Bauld L, Croucher R, Jackson C, Kellar I, Kanaan M, Pokhrel S, Huque R, Iqbal R, Khan JA, Mehrotra R, Siddiqi K; ASTRA Global Health Research Group Pilot Feasibility Stud. 2022 Aug 22;8(1):189. doi: 10.1186/s40814-022-01146-5. PMID: 35996179

Cutting down, quitting and motivation to stop smoking by self-reported COVID-19 status: Representative cross-sectional surveys in England

Cox S, Tattan-Birch H, Jackson SE, Dawkins L, Brown J, Shahab L

Addiction. 2022 Aug 15. doi: 10.1111/add.16029. Online ahead of print. PMID: 35971298

Tobacco-free Nicotine Pouch Use in Great Britain: A Representative Population Survey 2020-2021

Tattan-Birch H, Jackson SE, Dockrell M, Brown J

Nicotine Tob Res. 2022 Aug 6;24(9):1509-1512. doi: 10.1093/ntr/ntac099. PMID: 35417551
Using Geovisualization Tools to Examine Attitudes towards Alcohol Exposure in Urban Environments: A Pilot Study in Madrid, Spain Pastor A, Sureda X, Valiente R, Badland H, García-Dorado M, Escobar F Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2022 Jul 27;19(15):9192. doi: 10.3390/ijerph19159192. PMID: 35954557

Real-world effectiveness of smoking cessation aids: A population survey in England with 12-month follow-up, 2015-2020.

Jackson SE, Kock L, Kotz D, Brown J

Addict Behav. 2022 Jul 25;135:107442. doi: 10.1016/j.addbeh.2022.107442. Online ahead of print. PMID: 35908322
Is tobacco a driver of footfall among small retailers? A geographical analysis of tobacco purchasing using electronic point of sale data Tunstall H, Shortt NK, Kong AY, Pearce J Tob Control. 2022 Jul 18:tobaccocontrol-2021-057089. doi: 10.1136/tobaccocontrol-2021-057089. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 35851260.
Characterising smoking and smoking cessation attempts by risk of alcohol dependence: A representative, cross-sectional study of adults in England between 2014-2021.  Garnett C, Oldham M, Shahab L, Tattan-Birch H, Cox S Lancet Reg Health Eur. 2022 Jun 9;18:100418. doi: 10.1016/j.lanepe.2022.100418. eCollection 2022 Jul. PMID: 35814338
A content analysis of 'junk food' content in children's TV programmes: a comparison of UK broadcast TV and video-on-demand services Barker AB, Parkin M, Sinha S, Wilson E, Murray RL J Public Health (Oxf). 2022 Jun 23:fdac067. doi: 10.1093/pubmed/fdac067. Online ahead of print. PMID: 35731995 
A pilot randomised trial of a brief virtual reality scenario in smokers unmotivated to quit: Assessing the feasibility of recruitment Perski O, Jambharunkar T, Brown J, Kale D

PLOS Digit Health. 2022 Jun 27;1(6):e0000060. doi: 10.1371/journal.pdig.0000060. eCollection 2022 Jun. PMID: 36812542
Content analysis of Netflix and Amazon Prime Instant Video original films in the UK for alcohol, tobacco and junk food imagery Alfayad K, Murray RL, Britton J, Barker AB J Public Health (Oxf). 2022 Jun 27;44(2):302-309. doi: 10.1093/pubmed/fdab022. PMID: 33675356
Levelling up in the UK: is the government serious about reducing regional inequalities in health? Ralston R, Smith K, O'Connor CH, Brown A BMJ. 2022 Jun 1;377:e070589. doi: 10.1136/bmj-2022-070589. PMID: 35649577.
Gambling disorder van Schalkwyk MCI, McKee M, Cassidy R, Petticrew M, Blythe J Lancet Psychiatry. 2022 Jun;9(6):429. doi: 10.1016/S2215-0366(22)00068-2. PMID: 35569496
Associations between smoking to relieve stress, motivation to stop and quit attempts across the social spectrum: A population survey in England Perski O, Theodoraki M, Cox S, Kock L, Shahab L, Brown J PLoS One. 2022 May 17;17(5):e0268447. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0268447. PMID: 35580121
Population exposure to alcohol and junk food advertising during the 2018 FIFA world cup: implications for public health Alfayad K, Murray RL, Britton J, Barker AB BMC Public Health. 2022 May 6;22(1):908. doi: 10.1186/s12889-022-13233-6. PMID: 35524237
Tobacco and COVID-19: avoiding the error of distraction Hill S Int J Epidemiol. 2022 May 6:dyac089. doi: 10.1093/ije/dyac089. Online ahead of print. PMID: 35522734
Smoking prevalence following the announcement of tobacco tax increases in England between 2007 and 2019: an interrupted time-series analysis  Beard E, Brown J, Shahab L Addiction. 2022 Apr 11. doi: 10.1111/add.15898. Online ahead of print. PMID: 35403764
Norms, rules and policy tools: understanding Article 5.3 as an instrument of tobacco control governance Ralston R, Hirpa S, Bassi S, Male D, Kumar P, Barry RA, Collin J Tob Control. 2022 Apr 7:tobaccocontrol-2021-057159. doi: 10.1136/tobaccocontrol-2021-057159. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 35393367.
Harm perceptions of nicotine-containing products and associated sources of information in UK adults with and without mental ill health: A cross-sectional survey Perman-Howe PR, Horton M, Robson D, McDermott MS, McNeill A, Brose LS Addiction. 2022 Mar;117(3):715-729. doi: 10.1111/add.15657. Epub 2021 Sep 17. PMID: 34338387
Potential Explanations for Conflicting Findings on Abrupt Versus Gradual Smoking Cessation: A Population Study in England Garnett C, Brown J, Shahab L, Raupach T, Lindson N Nicotine Tob Res. 2022 Mar 1;24(4):574-580. doi: 10.1093/ntr/ntab239. PMID: 34792598; PMCID: PMC8887587.
The effect of tobacco control mass media campaigns on smoking-related behaviour among people with mental illness: a systematic literature review Perman-Howe PR, McNeill A, Brose LS, Tildy BE, Langley TE, Robson D Nicotine Tob Res. 2022 Mar 31:ntac079. doi: 10.1093/ntr/ntac079. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 35358321.

Firm foundation or neglected cornerstone? The paradox of Article 5.3 implementation and the challenge of strengthening tobacco control governance

 Ralston R, Bialous S, Collin J Tob Control. 2022 Mar 8:tobaccocontrol-2022-057344. doi: 10.1136/tobaccocontrol-2022-057344. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 35260466.
From silos to policy coherence: tobacco control, unhealthy commodity industries and the commercial determinants of health Hill SE, Johns P, Nakkash RT, Collin J Tob Control. 2022 Mar;31(2):322-327. doi: 10.1136/tobaccocontrol-2021-057136. PMID: 35241606.
Distilling the curriculum: An analysis of alcohol industry-funded school-based youth education programmes van Schalkwyk MCI, Petticrew M, Maani N, Hawkins B, Bonell C, Katikireddi SV, Knai C PLoS One. 2022 Jan 12;17(1):e0259560. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0259560. PMID: 35020741.
Heated tobacco products for smoking cessation and reducing smoking prevalence Tattan-Birch H, Hartmann-Boyce J, Kock L, Simonavicius E, Brose L, Jackson S, Shahab L, Brown J Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2022 Jan 6;1(1):CD013790. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD013790.pub2. PMID: 34988969.

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Manufacturing doubt: Assessing the effects of independent vs industry-sponsored messaging about the harms of fossil fuels, smoking, alcohol, and sugar sweetened beverages Maani N, van Schalkwyk MCI, Filippidis FT, Knai C, Petticrew M SSM Popul Health. 2021 Dec 23;17:101009. doi: 10.1016/j.ssmph.2021.101009. PMID: 35036514; PMCID: PMC8749266.
Simulating the density reduction and equity impact of potential tobacco retail control policies Caryl FM, Pearce J, Reid G, Mitchell R, Shortt NK Tob Control. 2021 Dec;30(e2):e138-e143. doi: 10.1136/tobaccocontrol-2020-056002. Epub 2020 Nov 4. PMID: 33148694; PMCID: PMC7612095.
Profile of menthol cigarette smokers in the months following the removal of these products from the market: a cross-sectional population survey in England Kock L, Shahab L, Bogdanovica I, Brown J Tob Control. 2021 Nov 17:tobaccocontrol-2021-057005. doi: 10.1136/tobaccocontrol-2021-057005. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 34789541.
Inequalities in smoking and quitting-related outcomes among adults with and without children in the household 2013-2019: A population survey in England Kock L, Brown J, Shahab L, Tattan-Birch H, Moore G, Cox S Nicotine Tob Res. 2021 Oct 11:ntab211. doi: 10.1093/ntr/ntab211. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 34634112.
Has the increased participation in the national campaign 'Dry January' been associated with cutting down alcohol consumption in England? Case P, Angus C, De Vocht F, Holmes J, Michie S, Brown J Drug Alcohol Depend. 2021 Oct 1;227:108938. doi: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2021.108938. Epub 2021 Jul 30. PMID: 34392050; PMCID: PMC8504198.
Whose rights deserve protection? Framing analysis of responses to the 2016 committee of advertising practice consultation on the non-broadcast advertising of foods and soft drinks to children Carters-White L, Chambers S, Skivington K, Hilton S Food Policy. 2021 Oct;104:102139. doi: 10.1016/j.foodpol.2021.102139. PMID: 34720343; PMCID: PMC8547229.
Corporate political activity in the context of unhealthy food advertising restrictions across Transport for London: A qualitative case study Lauber K, Hunt D, Gilmore AB, Rutter H PLoS Med. 2021 Sep 2;18(9):e1003695. doi: 10.1371/journal.pmed.1003695. PMID: 34473694; PMCID: PMC8412307.
Characterising the patterns of and factors associated with increased alcohol consumption since COVID-19 in a UK sample Oldham M, Garnett C, Brown J, Kale D, Shahab L, Herbec A Drug Alcohol Rev. 2021 Sep;40(6):890-899. doi: 10.1111/dar.13256. Epub 2021 Mar 3. PMID: 33657644; PMCID: PMC8014505.
Tobacco and alcohol content in soap operas broadcast on UK television: a content analysis and population exposure Barker AB, Britton J, Thomson E, Murray RL J Public Health (Oxf). 2021 Sep 22;43(3):595-603. doi: 10.1093/pubmed/fdaa091. Erratum in: J Public Health (Oxf). 2021 Apr 12;43(1):e113. PMID: 32614043; PMCID: PMC8458014.
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