Changes in Price, Consumption, Prevalence and State Revenue of Transitioning Cigarette Sales to State-Controlled Outlets.

Introduction: Policies that phase out the retail sale of tobacco products have been recommended to accelerate the tobacco endgame and reach negligible tobacco use rates. Using simulation modeling, this study assessed how a policy that transitions cigarette sales to state-controlled outlets may change prices, and thus affect state revenue, cigarette pack sales and smoking prevalence.

Methods: Using data from the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System and Tax Burden On Tobacco, models were developed to examine three potential scenarios resulting from a policy that transitions the sales of cigarette products to state-controlled outlets in Oregon, Pennsylvania, Vermont and Virginia.

Longitudinal correlates of quitting e-cigarettes in the United States.

Objective: -cigarette use has risen markedly among young adults, despite efforts to curb this trend. To inform future programs and policies, we sought to identify longitudinal correlates of quitting e-cigarette use in the United States (US).

Methods: The study design was longitudinal.

Development of survey measures of uncontrolled vaping and vaping restraint.

Introduction: Some e-cigarette users experience uncontrolled vaping, using vapes more than preferred, but validated measures of this experience are lacking. This study aimed to develop and validate scales measuring uncontrolled vaping and vaping restraint among US adults and youth.

Methods: We developed new survey measures of uncontrolled vaping and restraint frequency based on qualitative research and refined them after cognitive interviews.

Effects of Expanding Direct-to-Consumer Alcohol Home Delivery Policies: Evidence From 18 States of Increases in Alcohol Use and Consequences.

Objective: After the COVID-19 pandemic onset, several U.S. states passed legislation to begin or expand direct-to-consumer (DTC) alcohol home delivery.

Effects of direct-to-consumer alcohol home delivery policies on alcohol-related online searches in the United States from 2019 to 2023: A Google Trends study.

Objective: This study examined the effects of direct-to-consumer alcohol home delivery (DTC) policies enacted in response to the COVID-19 pandemic on online searches for alcohol delivery and alcohol-related harms in the United States.

Methods: Google Trends data (2019-2023) were used to assess weekly relative search volume (RSV) for three terms reflecting 1) DTC and 2) potential harms associated with expanded DTC: , , and . RSV for each term was extracted for states representing four DTC policy contexts (no DTC [South Carolina], no change in existing DTC policy [Pennsylvania], new DTC policy [Georgia], expanded DTC policy [California]).

"The Dollar Store Got It Going On": Understanding Food Shopping Patterns and Policy Preferences among Dollar Store Shoppers with Low Incomes.

Background: The growing dollar store sector has raised concerns about nutrition and associated health outcomes, especially for low-income communities who disproportionately rely on dollar stores. Perspectives of dollar store shoppers are largely absent.

Objective: This study aimed to understand why low-income shoppers choose to purchase food from dollar stores and what store changes, policies, and programs would make it easier for them to purchase healthier items.

"Crying in the Wilderness"-The Use of Web-Based Support in Telomere Biology Disorders: Thematic Analysis.

Background: Web-based information and social support are commonly used in rare disease communities where geographic dispersion and limited provider expertise complicate in-person support. We examined web-based resource use among caregivers of individuals with telomere biology disorders (TBDs), which are rare genetic conditions with long diagnostic odysseys and uncertain prognoses including multiorgan system cancer risk.

Objective: This study explored internet-based information-seeking and social support practices and perspectives of patients with TBDs and their caregivers.

A "rotating menu" of medical uncertainty for families affected by telomere biology disorders: A qualitative interview study.

Background: Medical uncertainty may cause distress and challenge medical decision-making for patients with rare diseases and their caregivers. Few studies have examined the experience and management of medical uncertainty in rare disease and the dynamics of multiple medical uncertainty sources, issues, and management strategies.

Objective: We explored the experience and management of uncertainty in individuals with telomere biology disorders (TBDs), a set of rare cancer-prone bone marrow failure syndromes, and their caregivers.

Associations of e-cigarette advertising exposure with curiosity and susceptibility among U.S. adolescents: National Youth Tobacco Surveys, 2014-2020.

Introduction: Despite an evolving e-cigarette environment, few studies have looked at adolescent exposure to e-cigarette advertising over time and its associations with curiosity about and susceptibility to using e-cigarettes. We examined e-cigarette advertising exposure and its associations with curiosity and susceptibility across multiple years among adolescents who have never used e-cigarettes.

Methods: We obtained data from the National Youth Tobacco Surveys (NYTSs), 2014-2020 (N = 97,496).

Tobacco retailer density and its association with birth outcomes in the USA: 2000-2016.

Introduction: Significant progress has been made in reducing maternal exposure to tobacco smoke and subsequent adverse birth outcomes, however, reductions may require strategies that reduce the availability of tobacco retailers. In this study, we investigated the relationship between tobacco retailer density and birth outcomes across the USA and predicted the potential impact of a tobacco retailer density cap on these outcomes.

Methods: Annual US county (n=3105), rates of preterm birth, low birth weight, small-for-gestational age, all-cause infant mortality and sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) were calculated using National Vital Statistics System data.

Supply and demand effects between tobacco retailer density and smoking prevalence.

Objective: Places with more tobacco retailers have higher smoking prevalence levels, but whether this is because retailers locate where people who smoke live or whether tobacco availability prompts tobacco use is unknown. In this study, we compare the role of consumer demand with that of tobacco supply in longitudinal, area-based associations of tobacco retailer density with smoking prevalence.

Methods: We merged annual adult smoking prevalence estimates derived from the USA Behavioural Risk Factor Surveillance System data with annual county estimates of tobacco retailer density calculated from the National Establishment Time Series data for 3080 counties between 2000 and 2010.

Neighbourhood inequities in the availability of retailers selling tobacco products: a systematic review.

Objective: To examine inequities in tobacco retailer availability by neighbourhood-level socioeconomic, racial/ethnic and same-sex couple composition.

Data Sources: We conducted a 10 November 2022 search of PubMed, PsycINFO, Global Health, LILACS, Embase, ABI/Inform, CINAHL, Business Source Complete, Web of Science and Scopus.

Study Selection: We included records from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development member countries that tested associations of area-level measures of tobacco retailer availability and neighbourhood-level sociodemographic characteristics.

Neighborhood Inequities in Tobacco Product Descriptors, Washington, DC, 2018-2019.

Background: The tobacco industry uses product descriptors to communicate reduced harm and increase appeal. This cross-sectional study assessed store-level racial, ethnic, and socioeconomic inequities in the distribution of retail tobacco product descriptors in a convenience sample of retailers in Washington, DC.

Methods: Young adults (n = 146) who did not currently use tobacco reported real-time store visits over 14 days.

Comparison of Tobacco Product Prices at Fort Liberty Army Installation and Surrounding Community Areas, 2021.

Introduction: High rates of tobacco use persist in the U.S. military, with 18.

Uncontrolled vaping and restraint strategies: A qualitative study.

Introduction: Little is known about uncontrolled vaping, defined as vaping more than the user prefers. We sought to understand e-cigarette users' experiences with uncontrolled vaping and how they restrain their vaping.

Methods: Participants were 24 US adult e-cigarette users recruited in 2021.

The Impact of Menthol Cigarette Bans: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

Introduction: This review investigates the impacts of banning the sale of menthol cigarettes at stores.

Methods: A systematic search of studies published in English up to November 2022 was conducted. The following databases were searched: PubMed/Medline, CINAHL, PsycINFO, Web of Science, and Embase, as well as a non-indexed journal.

The Use of Social Media to Express and Manage Medical Uncertainty in Dyskeratosis Congenita: Content Analysis.

Background: Social media has the potential to provide social support for rare disease communities; however, little is known about the use of social media for the expression of medical uncertainty, a common feature of rare diseases.

Objective: This study aims to evaluate the expression of medical uncertainty on social media in the context of dyskeratosis congenita, a rare cancer-prone inherited bone marrow failure and telomere biology disorder (TBD).

Methods: We performed a content analysis of uncertainty-related posts on Facebook and Twitter managed by Team Telomere, a patient advocacy group for this rare disease.

Effects of Modified Risk Tobacco Product Claims on Consumer Responses.

Introduction: US tobacco manufacturers can seek authorization from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to market products using modified risk tobacco product (MRTP) claims. To inform regulatory decisions, we examined the impact of MRTP claim specificity and content, including whether the claims produced halo effects (ie, inferring health benefits beyond what is stated).

Aims And Methods: Participants were 3161 US adult cigarette smokers.

Spatial Clustering of Tobacco Retailers Near US Public Schools.

Introduction: Previous studies have found that tobacco retailers cluster near schools. However, all retail outlets may be located near each other and near schools due to existing infrastructure and zoning policies. We assessed whether tobacco retailers cluster near schools in the United States more than expected when accounting for existing retail locations.

Changes in retail tobacco product sales and market share among retail payroll establishments in the U.S. Economic Census between 1997 and 2017.

The tobacco industry spends the vast majority of their marketing and promotional budget at retail outlets. However, few studies have used publicly available data to examine trends in the number and types of retail establishments where tobacco products are sold. Using the U.

The special sauce of the Cancer Prevention and Control Research Network: 20 years of lessons learned in developing the evidence base, building community capacity, and translating research into practice.

Purpose: The Cancer Prevention and Control Research Network (CPCRN) is a national network focused on accelerating the translation of cancer prevention and control research evidence into practice through collaborative, multicenter projects in partnership with diverse communities. From 2003 to 2022, the CPCRN included 613 members.

Methods: We: (1) characterize the extent and nature of collaborations through a bibliometric analysis of 20 years of Network publications; and (2) describe key features and functions of the CPCRN as related to organizational structure, productivity, impact, and focus on health equity, partnership development, and capacity building through analysis of 22 in-depth interviews and review of Network documentation.

Optimising messages and images for e-cigarette warnings.

Background: The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) requires electronic cigarettes (e-cigarettes) to have a single addiction warning, but many other health harms are associated with vaping and warnings grow stale over time. We aimed to develop new warning messages and images to discourage e-cigarette use.

Methods: Participants were 1629 US adults who vaped or smoked.