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Prospective study of exposure to smoking imagery in films and changes in susceptibility to smoking in a cohort of school students in Southern India (2024)
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Kamath, V. G., Kulkarni, M. M., Kamath, A., Lewis, S., Bogdanovica, I., Bains, M., …Britton, J. (in press). Prospective study of exposure to smoking imagery in films and changes in susceptibility to smoking in a cohort of school students in Southern India. Tobacco Induced Diseases,

Background: India has unique tobacco-free film and TV rules designed to prevent tobacco uptake. In this study, we examined the potential influence of exposure to smoking imagery in regionally famous films on teenagers enrolled in schools in a distric... Read More about Prospective study of exposure to smoking imagery in films and changes in susceptibility to smoking in a cohort of school students in Southern India.

Potential Risk Factors of Smokeless Tobacco Consumption Among Adolescents in South India (2022)
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Kulkarni, M. M., Kamath, V. G., Kamath, A., Lewis, S., Bogdanovica, I., Bains, M., …Britton, J. (2022). Potential Risk Factors of Smokeless Tobacco Consumption Among Adolescents in South India. Nicotine and Tobacco Research, 24(7), 1104-1109. https://doi.org/10.1093/ntr/ntac003

Introduction: Although most of the disease burden is due to tobacco smoking, smokeless tobacco (SLT) use contributed to an estimated 76,000 deaths in 2017. We have studied the potential risk factors for SLT use among adolescents in South India. M... Read More about Potential Risk Factors of Smokeless Tobacco Consumption Among Adolescents in South India.

The high frequency of alcohol advertising during televised English Premier League football games shown in Ethiopia (2022)
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Tamire, M., Barker, A., Getachew, S., Murray, R. L., Amedala, R., Britton, J., …Fogarty, A. W. (2022). The high frequency of alcohol advertising during televised English Premier League football games shown in Ethiopia. Harm Reduction Journal, 19, Article 11. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12954-022-00591-y

Background: Excessive alcohol consumption is an important risk factor for increased morbidity, mortality and other social harms globally. Televised sport allows the promotion of alcoholic drinks to a large and often young audience, and thus can be us... Read More about The high frequency of alcohol advertising during televised English Premier League football games shown in Ethiopia.

Developing a novel e-cigarette regulatory and policy control scale: results from the European Union (2021)
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Shah, A., Britton, J., & Bogdanovica, I. (2022). Developing a novel e-cigarette regulatory and policy control scale: results from the European Union. Drugs: Education, Prevention, and Policy, 29(6), 719-725. https://doi.org/10.1080/09687637.2021.1959520

Background: E-cigarette regulations vary considerably between countries though a standard approach for comparing regulatory frameworks does not exist. Additionally, there is no evidence on whether regulatory variations are associated with differences... Read More about Developing a novel e-cigarette regulatory and policy control scale: results from the European Union.

Quantifying audio visual alcohol imagery in popular Indian films: A content analysis (2021)
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Bhagawath, R., Kulkarni, M., Britton, J., Cranwell, J., Arora, M., Nazar, G. P., …Kamath, V. G. (2021). Quantifying audio visual alcohol imagery in popular Indian films: A content analysis. BMJ Open, 11(5), Article e040630. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2020-040630

Objectives Though exposure to alcohol imagery in films is a significant determinant of uptake and severity of alcohol consumption among young people, there is poor evidence regarding the content of alcohol imagery in films in low-income and middle-in... Read More about Quantifying audio visual alcohol imagery in popular Indian films: A content analysis.

Quality of smoking cessation advice in guidelines of tobacco-related diseases: An updated systematic review (2020)
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Ekezie, W., Murray, R. L., Agrawal, S., Bogdanovica, I., Britton, J., Leonardi-Bee, J., & Tobacco Advisory Group of the Royal College of Physicians. (2020). Quality of smoking cessation advice in guidelines of tobacco-related diseases: An updated systematic review. Clinical Medicine, 20(6), 551-559. https://doi.org/10.7861/clinmed.2020-0359

Tobacco smoking is a major risk factor for a wide range of diseases, and smoking cessation significantly reduces these risks. Clinical guidelines for diseases associated with smoking should therefore include guidance on smoking cessation. This review... Read More about Quality of smoking cessation advice in guidelines of tobacco-related diseases: An updated systematic review.

Yorkshire Enhanced Stop Smoking study (YESS): a protocol for a randomised controlled trial to evaluate the effect of adding a personalised smoking cessation intervention to a lung cancer screening programme (2020)
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Murray, R., Brain, K., Britton, J., Quinn-Scoggins, H. D., Lewis, S. A., McCutchan, G., …Callister, M. E. (2020). Yorkshire Enhanced Stop Smoking study (YESS): a protocol for a randomised controlled trial to evaluate the effect of adding a personalised smoking cessation intervention to a lung cancer screening programme. BMJ Open, 10(9), Article e037086. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2020-037086

Introduction:Integration of smoking cessation (SC) into lung cancer screening (LCS) is essential to optimise clinical and cost effectiveness. The most effective way to use this “teachable moment” is unclear. The Yorkshire Enhanced Stop Smoking study... Read More about Yorkshire Enhanced Stop Smoking study (YESS): a protocol for a randomised controlled trial to evaluate the effect of adding a personalised smoking cessation intervention to a lung cancer screening programme.

Exposure to tobacco imagery in popular films and the risk of ever smoking among children in southern India (2020)
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Kulkarni, M. M., Kamath, V. G., Kamath, A., Lewis, S., Bogdanovica, I., Bains, M., …Britton, J. (2021). Exposure to tobacco imagery in popular films and the risk of ever smoking among children in southern India. Tobacco Control, 30(5), 560-566. https://doi.org/10.1136/tobaccocontrol-2019-055353

Background Exposure to smoking in films is a recognised cause of smoking uptake among children. In India, in an attempt to protect children, films containing smoking are required to include tobacco control messaging including audiovisual disclaimers,... Read More about Exposure to tobacco imagery in popular films and the risk of ever smoking among children in southern India.

Tobacco and alcohol content in soap operas broadcast on UK television: a content analysis and population exposure (2020)
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Barker, A. B., Britton, J., Thomson, E., & Murray, R. L. (2021). Tobacco and alcohol content in soap operas broadcast on UK television: a content analysis and population exposure. Journal of Public Health, 43(3), 595-603. https://doi.org/10.1093/pubmed/fdaa091

Background Exposure to tobacco and alcohol content in media is a risk factor for smoking and alcohol use in young people. Our previous research suggested that tobacco and alcohol imagery is common in soap operas. We now report an analysis of tobacco... Read More about Tobacco and alcohol content in soap operas broadcast on UK television: a content analysis and population exposure.

The effect of tobacco and alcohol consumption on poverty in the UK (2020)
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Nyakutsikwa, B., Britton, J., & Langley, T. (2021). The effect of tobacco and alcohol consumption on poverty in the UK. Addiction, 116(1), 150-158. https://doi.org/10.1111/add.15096

Background and Aims: Tobacco and alcohol use are major risk factors for premature mortality and morbidity. Tobacco and alcohol expenditure may also exacerbate poverty. This study aimed to estimate the financial impact of tobacco and alcohol consumpti... Read More about The effect of tobacco and alcohol consumption on poverty in the UK.

Prevalence and risk factors for wheeze, decreased forced expiratory volume in 1 s and bronchoconstriction in young children living in Havana, Cuba: a population-based cohort study (2020)
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Suárez-Medina, R., Venero-Fernández, S., Alvarez-Valdés, V., Sardiñas-Baez, N., Cristina, C., Loinaz-Gonzalez, M., …Fogarty, A. W. (2020). Prevalence and risk factors for wheeze, decreased forced expiratory volume in 1 s and bronchoconstriction in young children living in Havana, Cuba: a population-based cohort study. BMJ Open, 10(4), Article e034192. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2019-034192

Objectives: Asthma has not been extensively studied in low-income and middle-income countries, where risk factors and access to treatment may differ from more affluent countries. We aimed to identify the prevalence of asthma and local risk factors in... Read More about Prevalence and risk factors for wheeze, decreased forced expiratory volume in 1 s and bronchoconstriction in young children living in Havana, Cuba: a population-based cohort study.

A situational analysis of tobacco control in Ghana: progress, opportunities and challenges (2020)
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Singh, A., Owusu-Dabo, E., Dobbie, F., Mdege, N., McNeill, A., Britton, J., & Bauld, L. (2020). A situational analysis of tobacco control in Ghana: progress, opportunities and challenges. Journal of Global Health Reports, 4, https://doi.org/10.29392/001c.12260

Tobacco use is the leading cause of preventable deaths in the world, with most of these deaths now occurring in low and middle-income countries (LMICs). Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) is at an early stage of a tobacco epidemic and is, therefore, particular... Read More about A situational analysis of tobacco control in Ghana: progress, opportunities and challenges.

Effect of UK plain tobacco packaging and minimum pack size legislation on tobacco and nicotine product switching behaviour (2020)
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Opazo Breton, M., Britton, J., & Bogdanovica, I. (2020). Effect of UK plain tobacco packaging and minimum pack size legislation on tobacco and nicotine product switching behaviour. Addiction, 115(10), 1913-1923. https://doi.org/10.1111/add.15050

Background and aims: The introduction of plain tobacco packaging and minimum pack size legislation in the United Kingdom between May 2016 and May 2017 was accompanied by substantial changes in tobacco product diversity and pricing. This study investi... Read More about Effect of UK plain tobacco packaging and minimum pack size legislation on tobacco and nicotine product switching behaviour.

Vitamin E acetate is not present in licit e?cigarette products available on the UK market (2019)
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Nyakutsikwa, B., Britton, J., Bogdanovica, I., & Langley, T. (2020). Vitamin E acetate is not present in licit e?cigarette products available on the UK market. Addiction, 115(4), 782-783. https://doi.org/10.1111/add.14920

Aims To determine whether nicotine-containing vaping products submitted to the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) under the Tobacco and Related Products Regulations 2016 contain tetrahydrocannabinol or vitamin E acetate.... Read More about Vitamin E acetate is not present in licit e?cigarette products available on the UK market.

The Relation Between Tobacco Tax Structure and Corruption in European Union Member States (2019)
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Shah, A., Eminson, K., Bogdanovica, I., & Britton, J. (2019). The Relation Between Tobacco Tax Structure and Corruption in European Union Member States. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 16(16), Article 2842. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph16162842

© 2019 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. Background: Taxing tobacco products is one of the most effective tobacco control measures, and most countries apply a combination of specific taxes, which comprise a fixed amount per cigarette... Read More about The Relation Between Tobacco Tax Structure and Corruption in European Union Member States.

Prevalence and risk factors for initiating alcohol and tobacco consumption in adolescents living in urban and rural Ethiopia (2019)
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Getachew, S., Lewis, S., Britton, J., Deressa, W., & Fogarty, A. W. (2019). Prevalence and risk factors for initiating alcohol and tobacco consumption in adolescents living in urban and rural Ethiopia. Public Health, 174, 118-126. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.puhe.2019.05.029

© 2019 The Authors Objectives: African countries are potential high growth markets for the alcohol and tobacco industries. This study aimed to identify exposures that are associated with initiating use of alcohol and tobacco products in young people... Read More about Prevalence and risk factors for initiating alcohol and tobacco consumption in adolescents living in urban and rural Ethiopia.

‘I Felt Welcomed in Like They’re a Little Family in There, I Felt Like I Was Joining a Team or Something’: Vape Shop Customers’ Experiences of E-Cigarette Use, Vape Shops and the Vaping Community (2019)
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Langley, T., Bell-Williams, R., Pattinson, J., Britton, J., & Bains, M. (2019). ‘I Felt Welcomed in Like They’re a Little Family in There, I Felt Like I Was Joining a Team or Something’: Vape Shop Customers’ Experiences of E-Cigarette Use, Vape Shops and the Vaping Community. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 16(13), 1-11. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph16132341

Background: Specialist electronic cigarette (e-cigarette) shops, known as vape shops, provide access to a less harmful alternative to smoking. This study aimed to understand customers’ experiences of vaping and vape shops, and the extent to which smo... Read More about ‘I Felt Welcomed in Like They’re a Little Family in There, I Felt Like I Was Joining a Team or Something’: Vape Shop Customers’ Experiences of E-Cigarette Use, Vape Shops and the Vaping Community.

What is the association between price and economic activity with cigarette consumption in Cuba from 1980 to 2014? (2019)
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Varona-Perez*, P., Bridges, S., Lorenzo-Vazquez, E., Suarez-Medina, R., Venero-Fernandez, S., Langley, T., …Fogarty, A. W. (2019). What is the association between price and economic activity with cigarette consumption in Cuba from 1980 to 2014?. Public Health, 173, 126-129. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.puhe.2019.05.014

Objectives: Cuba is a tobacco producing country that has been economically isolated as a consequence of an embargo imposed by the USA, and has also experienced a severe economic depression in the 1990s after the withdrawal of support by the former So... Read More about What is the association between price and economic activity with cigarette consumption in Cuba from 1980 to 2014?.

Enhanced smoking cessation support for newly abstinent smokers discharged from hospital (The Hospital to Home trial): A randomised controlled trial (2019)
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Thorley, R., Britton, J., Nyakutsikwa, B., Opazo Breton, M., Lewis, S. A., & Murray, R. L. (2019). Enhanced smoking cessation support for newly abstinent smokers discharged from hospital (The Hospital to Home trial): A randomised controlled trial. Addiction, 114(11), 2037-2047. https://doi.org/10.1111/add.14720

Background and aims The United Kingdom's National Institute for Health and Care Excellence guidance (NICE PH48) recommends that pharmacotherapy combined with behavioural support be provided for all smokers admitted to hospital; however, relapse to s... Read More about Enhanced smoking cessation support for newly abstinent smokers discharged from hospital (The Hospital to Home trial): A randomised controlled trial.