Publications

Research outputs from across the SPECTRUM Consortium.

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Does geographic availability of alcohol influence drinking in adolescents? A systematic review of literature associationsMartín-Turrero I, Valiente R, Pastor A, Bilal U, Sureda XMartín-Turrero, Irene, et al. "Does geographic availability of alcohol influence drinking in adolescents? A systematic review of literature associations." Health & Place 90 (2024): 103362.
Estimating the effect of transitioning to a strength-based alcohol tax system on alcohol consumption and health outcomes: a modelling study of tax reform in EnglandMorris, D., Angus, C., Gillespie, D., Stevely, A.K., Pryce, R., Wilson, L., Henney, M., Meier, P.S., Holmes, J. and Brennan, A.,stimating the effect of transitioning to a strength-based alcohol tax system on alcohol consumption and health outcomes: a modelling study of tax reform in England. The Lancet Public Health.
Moderation of the real-world effectiveness of smoking cessation aids by mental health conditions: A population studyJackson SE, Brose L, Buss V, Shahab L, Robson D, Brown J PLOS Ment Health 1(1): e0000007. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmen.0000007
‘Stopping the start’: support for proposed tobacco control policies – a population-based survey in Great Britain 2021–2023Buss, V. H., Shahab, L., Bauld, L., Kock, L., Cheeseman, H., & Brown, J. Tobacco Control 2024 Apr;0:1–9. doi:10.1136/tc-2023-058571
Nicotine strength of e-liquids used by adult vapers in GreatBritain: A population survey 2016 to 2024Jackson SE, Brown J, Shahab L, Arnott D, Bauld L, Cox SAddiction. 2024. https://doi.org/10.1111/add.16576
Effect of 3 months and 12 months of financial incentives on 12-month postpartum smoking cessation maintenance: A randomized controlled trialUssher 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 BritainJackson 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 policyLangley 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 studyKale 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 ScotlandValiente 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 evaluationFitzgerald 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-AnalysisTaylor 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 analysisFitzgerald 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 epidemicMulrenan 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) SurveyTildy 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 reviewKarreman 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 surveyTaylor 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, 2020-2022Jackson 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 EnglandCox 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 AgendasDun-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 analysisHatchard 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 BritainTaylor 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 reviewvan den Akker A, Fabbri A, Alardah DI, Gilmore AB, Rutter HHealth 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, 2016-2022Jackson SE, Guo X, Holmes J, Brown JAlcohol 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 MethodsMartín-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 2019-2020Barker 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 preventionvan 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 EnglandBrennan 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 PolicyUlucanlar, 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 interventionsBreeze 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 EnglandKock 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 WheelShoesmith 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 appPerski 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 directionsFriel S, Collin J, Daube M, Depoux A, Freudenberg N, Gilmore AB, Johns P, Laar A, Marten R, McKee M, Mialon MThe Lancet. 2023 Mar 23. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(23)00011-9
Conceptualising commercial entities in public health:beyond unhealthy commodities and transnationalcorporationsLacy-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 RThe Lancet. 2023 Mar 23. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(23)00012-0
Defining and conceptualising the commercial determinants of healthGilmore 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 AMThe 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 eventsMatthes BK, Fabbri A, Dance S, Laurence L, Silver K, Gilmore ABTob 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 momentvan Schalkwyk MC, Cassidy R, Petticrew M, McKee MBMJ. 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 studiesTildy BE, McNeill A, Perman-Howe PR, Brose LSBMC 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 InferencePerski O, Simons D, Shahab L, Brown JNicotine 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 StudyJohnston E, Bains M, Hunter A, Langley TNicotine 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 BritainKock L, Brown J, Cox S, McNeill A, Robson D, Shahab L, Tattan-Birch H, Brose LSAddict 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 studyKale D, Herbec A, Beard E, Gold N, Shahab LBMC 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 diseasevan Schalkwyk MCI, Zenone M, Maani N, Petticrew M, McKee MJ 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 analysisCarters-White LE, Patterson C, Nimegeer A, Hilton S, Chambers SBMC 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 studyCaryl FM, Pearce J, Mitchell R, Shortt NKBMC 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 RegionLauber K, Rippin H, Wickramasinghe K, Gilmore ABEur 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 surveyKock L, Shahab L, Moore G, Shortt NK, Pearce J, Brown JTob 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 trialSiddiqui 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 GroupPilot 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 EnglandCox S, Tattan-Birch H, Jackson SE, Dawkins L, Brown J, Shahab LAddiction. 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 2020-2021Tattan-Birch H, Jackson SE, Dockrell M, Brown JNicotine 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, SpainPastor A, Sureda X, Valiente R, Badland H, García-Dorado M, Escobar FInt 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 JAddict 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 dataTunstall H, Shortt NK, Kong AY, Pearce JTob 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 SLancet 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 servicesBarker AB, Parkin M, Sinha S, Wilson E, Murray RLJ 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 recruitmentPerski O, Jambharunkar T, Brown J, Kale DPLOS 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 imageryAlfayad K, Murray RL, Britton J, Barker ABJ 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 ABMJ. 2022 Jun 1;377:e070589. doi: 10.1136/bmj-2022-070589. PMID: 35649577.
Gambling disordervan Schalkwyk MCI, McKee M, Cassidy R, Petticrew M, Blythe JLancet 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 EnglandPerski O, Theodoraki M, Cox S, Kock L, Shahab L, Brown JPLoS 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 healthAlfayad K, Murray RL, Britton J, Barker ABBMC 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 distractionHill SInt 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 LAddiction. 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 governanceRalston R, Hirpa S, Bassi S, Male D, Kumar P, Barry RA, Collin JTob 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 surveyPerman-Howe PR, Horton M, Robson D, McDermott MS, McNeill A, Brose LSAddiction. 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 EnglandGarnett C, Brown J, Shahab L, Raupach T, Lindson NNicotine 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 reviewPerman-Howe PR, McNeill A, Brose LS, Tildy BE, Langley TE, Robson DNicotine 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 governanceRalston R, Bialous S, Collin JTob 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 healthHill SE, Johns P, Nakkash RT, Collin JTob 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 programmesvan Schalkwyk MCI, Petticrew M, Maani N, Hawkins B, Bonell C, Katikireddi SV, Knai CPLoS One. 2022 Jan 12;17(1):e0259560. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0259560. PMID: 35020741.
Heated tobacco products for smoking cessation and reducing smoking prevalenceTattan-Birch H, Hartmann-Boyce J, Kock L, Simonavicius E, Brose L, Jackson S, Shahab L, Brown JCochrane 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 beveragesMaani N, van Schalkwyk MCI, Filippidis FT, Knai C, Petticrew MSSM 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 policiesCaryl FM, Pearce J, Reid G, Mitchell R, Shortt NKTob 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 EnglandKock L, Shahab L, Bogdanovica I, Brown JTob 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 EnglandKock L, Brown J, Shahab L, Tattan-Birch H, Moore G, Cox SNicotine 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 JDrug Alcohol Depend. 2021 Oct 1;227:108938. doi: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2021.108938. Epub 2021 Jul 30. PMID: 34392050; PMCID: PMC8504198.
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