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Enhanced smoking cessation support for newly abstinent smokers discharged from hospital (The Hospital to Home trial): A randomised controlled trial (2019)
Journal Article
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.

Smoke-free prisons in England: indoor air quality before and after implementation of a comprehensive smoke-free policy (2019)
Journal Article
Jayes, L. R., Murray, R. L., Opazo Breton, M., Hill, C., Ratschen, E., & Britton, J. (2019). Smoke-free prisons in England: indoor air quality before and after implementation of a comprehensive smoke-free policy. BMJ Open, 9(6), Article e025782. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2018-025782

Objectives High levels of particulate pollution due to second-hand smoke (SHS) have previously been recorded in English prisons. As part of an evaluation to ascertain whether a new comprehensive smoke-free policy introduced in the first four prison... Read More about Smoke-free prisons in England: indoor air quality before and after implementation of a comprehensive smoke-free policy.

Quantifying tobacco and alcohol imagery in Netflix and Amazon Prime Instant Video original programming accessed from the UK: a content analysis (2019)
Journal Article
Barker, A. B., Smith, J., Hunter, A., Britton, J., & Murray, R. L. (2019). Quantifying tobacco and alcohol imagery in Netflix and Amazon Prime Instant Video original programming accessed from the UK: a content analysis. BMJ Open, 9(2), Article e025807. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2018-025807

Objectives: Exposure to tobacco and alcohol content in audio-visual media is a risk factor for smoking and alcohol us in young people. Previous UK research has quantified tobacco and alcohol content in films and broadcast television but not that of v... Read More about Quantifying tobacco and alcohol imagery in Netflix and Amazon Prime Instant Video original programming accessed from the UK: a content analysis.

Promotion of breastfeeding by dental teams: A survey of early career dentists (2019)
Journal Article
Polglass, L., Leonardi-Bee, J., Morris, A., & Murray, R. (2019). Promotion of breastfeeding by dental teams: A survey of early career dentists. Journal of Health Visiting, 7(1), 24-29. doi:10.12968/johv.2019.7.1.24

Breastfeeding provides a range of positive health benefits for both mother and baby. Due to maternal exemption of dental charges, dentists have the access and opportunity to provide information to expectant and nursing mothers, and are in an optimal... Read More about Promotion of breastfeeding by dental teams: A survey of early career dentists.

A content analysis of alcohol content in UK television (2018)
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Barker, A. B., Whittamore, K., Britton, J., Murray, R. L., & Cranwell, J. (2018). A content analysis of alcohol content in UK television. Journal of Public Health, 41(3), 462-469. https://doi.org/10.1093/pubmed/fdy142

Background: Exposure to audio-visual alcohol content in media is associated with subsequent alcohol use in young people, but the extent of exposure contained in UK free-to-air prime-time television has not been explored since 2010. We report an analy... Read More about A content analysis of alcohol content in UK television.

Alcohol audio-visual content in Formula 1 television broadcasting (2018)
Journal Article
Barker, A. B., Britton, J., Grant-Braham, B., & Murray, R. L. (2018). Alcohol audio-visual content in Formula 1 television broadcasting. BMC Public Health, 18, (1-6). doi:10.1186/s12889-018-6068-3. ISSN 1471-2458

Background - Exposure to audio-visual alcohol content in media is associated with subsequent alcohol use among young people. In 2016 Heineken launched its global Formula One (F1) partnership and had a significant brand presence at a number of 2017 F1... Read More about Alcohol audio-visual content in Formula 1 television broadcasting.

The Effects of Tobacco Smoking, and Prenatal Tobacco Smoke Exposure, on Risk of Schizophrenia: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis (2018)
Journal Article
Hunter, A., Murray, R., Asher, L., & Leonardi-Bee, J. (2018). The Effects of Tobacco Smoking, and Prenatal Tobacco Smoke Exposure, on Risk of Schizophrenia: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Nicotine and Tobacco Research, 22(1), 3-10. https://doi.org/10.1093/ntr/nty160

Introduction: The association between cigarette smoking and schizophrenia is well established. However, up to 90% of people with schizophrenia begin smoking before the onset of their illness, thus smoking could be an independent risk factor for schiz... Read More about The Effects of Tobacco Smoking, and Prenatal Tobacco Smoke Exposure, on Risk of Schizophrenia: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

Carlsberg alibi marketing in the UEFA Euro 2016 football finals: implications of Probably inappropriate alcohol advertising (2018)
Journal Article
Murray, R. L., Opazo-Breton, M., Britton, J., Cranwell, J., & Grant-Braham, B. (2018). Carlsberg alibi marketing in the UEFA Euro 2016 football finals: implications of Probably inappropriate alcohol advertising. BMC Public Health, 18(553), https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-018-5449-y

Background: Alcohol advertising is a key driver of alcohol consumption, and is prohibited in France by the Loi Evin. In 2016 the Danish brewer Carlsberg sponsored the UEFA Euro 2016 finals, held in France, and used the alibis ‘Probably’ and ‘…the bes... Read More about Carlsberg alibi marketing in the UEFA Euro 2016 football finals: implications of Probably inappropriate alcohol advertising.

A survey of tobacco dependence treatment guidelines content in 61 countries (2018)
Journal Article
Nilan, K., McNeill, A., Murray, R. L., McKeever, T. M., & Raw, M. (2018). A survey of tobacco dependence treatment guidelines content in 61 countries. Addiction, 113(8), 1499-1506. https://doi.org/10.1111/add.14204

Aims: To assess tobacco dependence treatment guidelines content in accordance with Article 14 of the World Health Organisation (WHO) Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC) and its guidelines, and association between content and country income... Read More about A survey of tobacco dependence treatment guidelines content in 61 countries.

Population exposure to smoking and tobacco branding in the UK reality show ‘Love Island’ (2018)
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Barker, A. B., Opazo-Breton, M., Cranwell, J., Britton, J., & Murray, R. L. (2018). Population exposure to smoking and tobacco branding in the UK reality show ‘Love Island’. Tobacco Control, 27(6), 709-711. https://doi.org/10.1136/tobaccocontrol-2017-054125

Background: Reality television shows are popular with children and young adults; inclusion of tobacco imagery in these programmes is likely to cause smoking in these groups. Series 3 of the UK reality show Love Island, broadcast in 2017, attracted wi... Read More about Population exposure to smoking and tobacco branding in the UK reality show ‘Love Island’.

Progress in implementation of WHO FCTC Article 14 and its guidelines: a survey of tobacco dependence treatment provision in 142 countries (2017)
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Nilan, K., Raw, M., McKeever, T. M., Murray, R. L., & McNeill, A. (2017). Progress in implementation of WHO FCTC Article 14 and its guidelines: a survey of tobacco dependence treatment provision in 142 countries. Addiction, 112(11), 2023-2031. https://doi.org/10.1111/add.13903

Aims To 1) estimate the number of Parties to the Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC) providing tobacco dependence treatment in accordance with the recommendations of Article 14 and its guidelines; 2) assess association between provision an... Read More about Progress in implementation of WHO FCTC Article 14 and its guidelines: a survey of tobacco dependence treatment provision in 142 countries.

Second-hand smoke in four English prisons: an air quality monitoring study (2016)
Journal Article
Jayes, L., Ratschen, E., Murray, R. L., Dymond-White, S., & Britton, J. (2016). Second-hand smoke in four English prisons: an air quality monitoring study. BMC Public Health, 16, https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-016-2757-y

BACKGROUND: To measure levels of indoor pollution in relation to smoking in four English prisons. METHODS: TSI SidePak AM510 Personal Aerosol Monitors were used to measure concentrations of particulate matter less than 2.5 mum in diameter (PM2.5) f... Read More about Second-hand smoke in four English prisons: an air quality monitoring study.

Prevalence of smoking among patients treated in NHS hospitals in England in 2010/11: a national audit (2015)
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Szatkowski, L., Murray, R., Hubbard, R. B., Agrawal, S., Huang, Y., & Britton, J. (2015). Prevalence of smoking among patients treated in NHS hospitals in England in 2010/11: a national audit. Thorax, 70(5), https://doi.org/10.1136/thoraxjnl-2014-206285

Using data from The Health Improvement Network and Hospital Episode Statistics, we investigate smoking prevalence, number of smokers treated and opportunities for cessation intervention among patients treated in National Health Service (NHS) hospital... Read More about Prevalence of smoking among patients treated in NHS hospitals in England in 2010/11: a national audit.

Adolescents' exposure to tobacco and alcohol content in YouTube music videos (2015)
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Cranwell, J., Murray, R., Lewis, S., Leonardi-Bee, J., Dockrell, M., & Britton, J. (in press). Adolescents' exposure to tobacco and alcohol content in YouTube music videos. Addiction, 110(4), https://doi.org/10.1111/add.12835

AIMS: To quantify tobacco and alcohol content, including branding, in popular contemporary YouTube music videos; and measure adolescent exposure to such content. DESIGN: Ten-second interval content analysis of alcohol, tobacco or electronic cigarette... Read More about Adolescents' exposure to tobacco and alcohol content in YouTube music videos.

Effectiveness of a mobile, drop-in stop smoking service in reaching and supporting disadvantaged UK smokers to quit (2014)
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Venn, A., Dickinson, A., Murray, R., Jones, L., Li, J., Parrott, S., & McNeill, A. (2014). Effectiveness of a mobile, drop-in stop smoking service in reaching and supporting disadvantaged UK smokers to quit. Tobacco Control, 25(1), 33-38. https://doi.org/10.1136/tobaccocontrol-2014-051760

Background: In countries where there are large disparities in smoking with persistent high rates among disadvantaged groups, there is a need to ensure that stop smoking services (SSS) reach such smokers. The primary aim of this study was to evaluate... Read More about Effectiveness of a mobile, drop-in stop smoking service in reaching and supporting disadvantaged UK smokers to quit.

Patients' and healthcare professionals' views on a specialist smoking cessation service delivered in a United Kingdom hospital: a qualitative study (2014)
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Bains, M., Britton, J., Marsh, J., Jayes, L., & Murray, R. L. (2014). Patients' and healthcare professionals' views on a specialist smoking cessation service delivered in a United Kingdom hospital: a qualitative study. Tobacco Induced Diseases, 12(2), https://doi.org/10.1186/1617-9625-12-2

BACKGROUND: Hospital admission provides a powerful opportunity to promote smoking cessation. We explored patients' and healthcare professionals' (HCP) views of a specialist smoking cessation service comprising systematic smoking ascertainment, defau... Read More about Patients' and healthcare professionals' views on a specialist smoking cessation service delivered in a United Kingdom hospital: a qualitative study.

A survey of tobacco dependence treatment guidelines in 121 countries (2013)
Journal Article
Piné-Abata, H., McNeill, A., Raw, M., Bitton, A., Rigotti, N., & Murray, R. (2013). A survey of tobacco dependence treatment guidelines in 121 countries. Addiction, 108(8), https://doi.org/10.1111/add.12158

Aims To report progress among Parties to the World Health Organization (WHO) Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC) in developing national tobacco treatment guidelines in accordance with FCTC Article 14 guideline recommendations. Design... Read More about A survey of tobacco dependence treatment guidelines in 121 countries.

Second hand smoke exposure and the risk of invasive meningococcal disease in children: systematic review and meta-analysis (2012)
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Murray, R. L., Britton, J., & Leonardi-Bee, J. (2012). Second hand smoke exposure and the risk of invasive meningococcal disease in children: systematic review and meta-analysis. BMC Public Health, 12(Decemb), Article 11. https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2458-12-1062

Background Invasive meningococcal disease remains an important cause of serious morbidity and mortality in children and young people. There is a growing body of literature to suggest that exposure to passive smoke may play a role in the developmen... Read More about Second hand smoke exposure and the risk of invasive meningococcal disease in children: systematic review and meta-analysis.

What factors influence smoking prevalence and smoke free policy enactment across the European Union Member States (2011)
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Bogdanovica, I., McNeill, A., Murray, R., & Britton, J. (2011). What factors influence smoking prevalence and smoke free policy enactment across the European Union Member States. PLoS ONE, 6(8), Article e23889. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0023889

Background Smoking prevention should be a primary public health priority for all governments, and effective preventive policies have been identified for decades. The heterogeneity of smoking prevalence between European Union (EU) Member States the... Read More about What factors influence smoking prevalence and smoke free policy enactment across the European Union Member States.