Each month, GHEA aggregates the latest news and research related to place-based tobacco control and geographic health disparities. Below you will find the latest posts, updated regularly throughout the month.
(Last updated: July 22, 2021)
Place-Based Tobacco Control News and Research
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- Data shows that prior to COVID-19, more vape shops opened rather than closed in six U.S. metropolitan statistical areas.
- Research shows raising the minimum tobacco sales age to 21 (T21) impacts youth tobacco use differently for varying racial and ethnic groups.
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General Tobacco Control News and Research
- A study finds that smoking menthol cigarettes versus unflavored cigarettes is associated with decreased successful quit attempts. The results suggest that removing menthol may improve menthol smokers’ success during quit attempts.
- A study examining the effects of the Truth campaign to reduce tobacco use among demographic subgroups found that the effects of week-level campaign exposure on cigarette smoking intentions and current cigarette use were similar across subgroups.
- The Public Health Law Center published a new article on the tobacco end game and its priority during the COVID-19 pandemic.
- Researchers find that daily e-cigarette use during pregnancy, particularly by individuals who do not also smoke combustible cigarettes, is associated with adverse birth outcomes.
- A study finds that tobacco use is a significant risk factor for dropping out of a psychiatric treatment.
- The Public Health Law Center recently published “Addressing Tobacco Industry Targeting of Tribes” which provides an overview of the deceptive industry targeting practices and suggests ways tribes can combat the targeting.
- A New Zealand study on pictorial warning labels (PWLs) found that integrating cessation-related messaging within tobacco packaging could be a high reach, just-in-time micro-intervention at the point of decision-making.
- The Truth Initiative recently published a fact sheet and report detailing the disproportionate impact of tobacco use in the LGBT community.
- A pilot study provides evidence that electronic nicotine delivery system (ENDS) flavors have a substantial effect in enhancing young people’s current ENDS experiences, product appeal and motivation to use the product in the future.
