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Alcohol imagery on popularly viewed television in the UK (2013)
Journal Article
Lyons, A., McNeill, A., & Britton, J. (2013). Alcohol imagery on popularly viewed television in the UK. Journal of Public Health, https://doi.org/10.1093/pubmed/fdt074

Background: Exposure to alcohol consumption and product imagery in films is associated with increased alcohol consumption among young people, but the extent to which exposure also occurs through television is not clear. We have measured the occurrenc... Read More about Alcohol imagery on popularly viewed television in the UK.

Tobacco smoking and disability progression in multiple sclerosis: United Kingdom cohort study (2013)
Journal Article
Manouchehrinia, A., Tench, C. R., Maxted, J., Bibani, R. H., Britton, J., & Constantinescu, C. S. (2013). Tobacco smoking and disability progression in multiple sclerosis: United Kingdom cohort study. Brain, 136(7), https://doi.org/10.1093/brain/awt139

Tobacco smoking has been linked to an increased risk of multiple sclerosis. However, to date, results from the few studies on the impact of smoking on the progression of disability are conflicting. The aim of this study was to investigate the effects... Read More about Tobacco smoking and disability progression in multiple sclerosis: United Kingdom cohort study.

The forgotten smoker: a qualitative study of attitudes towards smoking, quitting, and tobacco control policies among continuing smokers (2013)
Journal Article
Uppal, N., Shahab, L., Britton, J., & Ratschen, E. (2013). The forgotten smoker: a qualitative study of attitudes towards smoking, quitting, and tobacco control policies among continuing smokers. BMC Public Health, 13(May), Article 9. https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2458-13-432

Background: Although research suggests that the majority of smokers want to quit smoking, the uptake of Stop Smoking Services, designed to assist smokers with quitting, remains low. Little is known about continuing smokers who do not access these ser... Read More about The forgotten smoker: a qualitative study of attitudes towards smoking, quitting, and tobacco control policies among continuing smokers.

Tobacco imagery on prime time UK television (2013)
Journal Article
Lyons, A., McNeill, A., & Britton, J. (2013). Tobacco imagery on prime time UK television. Tobacco Control, https://doi.org/10.1136/tobaccocontrol-2012-050650

Background: Smoking in ?lms is a common and well documented cause of youth smoking experimentation and uptake and hence a signi?cant health hazard. The extent of exposure of young people to tobacco imagery in television programming has to date be... Read More about Tobacco imagery on prime time UK television.

Tobacco display and brand communication at the point of sale: implications for adolescent smoking behaviour (2013)
Journal Article
Spanopoulos, D., Britton, J., McNeill, A., Ratschen, E., & Szatkowski, L. (2013). Tobacco display and brand communication at the point of sale: implications for adolescent smoking behaviour. Tobacco Control, 23(1), 64-69. https://doi.org/10.1136/tobaccocontrol-2012-050765

Background: In England, point-of-sale (PoS) displays in larger shops were prohibited in April 2012, with an exemption for smaller retailers until 2015. The aim of this study was to examine the association between tobacco displays and brand communicat... Read More about Tobacco display and brand communication at the point of sale: implications for adolescent smoking behaviour.