Correction: Did Philip Morris International use the e-cigarette, or vaping, product use associated lung injury (EVALI) outbreak to market IQOS heated tobacco?
This article has been corrected since publication to address points raised to BMJ and in the rapid responses. The language of title and text of the article has been amended to be clear that causal claims cannot be made, in keeping with the work that the authors have done. Regarding replication and transparency, the analysis was performed on a publicly accessible database that anyone can replicate https://tobaccowatcher.globaltobaccocontrol.org/. The authors must abide by the data sharing principles of the publishers and data aggregators. The full results are available on tobacco watcher but cannot be published as part of t...
Source: Tobacco Control - December 14, 2022 Category: Respiratory Medicine Tags: Miscellaneous Source Type: research
How editors think about paper submissions, and an announcement
One of the thorniest parts of being editor-in-chief of a leading journal is having to reject so many papers, knowing how hard the authors worked and how much is involved in a submission. Especially for junior authors with little experience with the publication process, those rejection letters are so unwelcome, but everyone gets them and learns to brush off and go on. Still, when I started as Tobacco Control’s editor-in-chief more than a dozen years ago, I agonised over every single decision. I tried to always personalise the rejection letter and still do (we work from a form letter, given our volume of submissions) b...
Source: Tobacco Control - December 14, 2022 Category: Respiratory Medicine Authors: Malone, R. E. Tags: Editorial Source Type: research
Perspectives of licensed tobacco retailers on tobacco sales bans in Manhattan Beach and Beverly Hills, California
The California Department of Public Health operates a comprehensive tobacco control programme that supports local communities’ efforts to pass policies limiting access to tobacco products.1 While tremendous strides were made to reduce smoking, tobacco use continues to persist due to the tobacco industry’s ever-evolving array of tobacco products and targeted marketing of such products to different demographics.2–5 In 2021, California ushered in a new public health era, shifting from a tobacco control strategy to preparing for an end to sales of all commercial tobacco products. The cities of Manhattan Beach...
Source: Tobacco Control - November 30, 2022 Category: Respiratory Medicine Authors: Welwean, R. A., Stupplebeen, D. A., Vuong, T. D., Andersen-Rodgers, E., Zhang, X. Tags: Letter Source Type: research
Menthol cigarettes in black neighbourhoods: still cheaper after all these years
Background California was the second US state to adopt a law to end the sale of most flavoured tobacco products (including menthol) in August 2020.1 However, a tobacco industry front group submitted more than 625 000 validated signatures to challenge the law on a ballot referendum in November 2022. One hundred local laws that restrict sales of flavoured tobacco protected 22.1% of California’s population as of February 2021,2 3 and the state aims to increase this coverage. In addition, stronger support for the state-wide law is anticipated where local laws exist.4 Prior evidence of more advertising and lower prices fo...
Source: Tobacco Control - November 30, 2022 Category: Respiratory Medicine Authors: Henriksen, L., Schleicher, N. C., Fortmann, S. P. Tags: Letter Source Type: research
COVID-19 and a temporary ban on tobacco sales in South Africa: impact on smoking cessation
Conclusions
Cigarette smoking in SA dropped during the 2020 COVID-19 lockdown, but the estimates were inconsistent, probably because of survey design. There was evidence that the lockdown achieved the fastest rate of decline in smoking prevalence in the country’s history. The true extent of the fall though is uncertain. Prevalence studies post lockdown, using probability sampling, may more accurately show how many people quit smoking. (Source: Tobacco Control)
Source: Tobacco Control - November 30, 2022 Category: Respiratory Medicine Authors: Saloojee, Y., Mathee, A. Tags: COVID-19 Brief report Source Type: research
