By Public Health England (February 2013)
These profiles provides a snapshot of the extent of tobacco use, tobacco related harm, and measures being taken to reduce this harm at a local level. They are designed to help local government and health services to assess the effect of tobacco use on their local populations. They aim to inform commissioning and planning decisions to tackle tobacco use and improve the health of local communities.
Kim, AE. et al. Journal of Pediatrics, 2013, 131(1): 1-10
The objective of this study was to examine the potential impact of banning tobacco displays and ads at the point of sale (POS) on youth outcomes.
By The Information Centre (October 2012)
This report includes information on the number of people setting a quit date and the number who successfully quit at the 4 week follow-up. It also presents in depth analyses of the key measures of the service including pregnant women, breakdowns by ethnic group, socio-economic classification as well as by intervention type and setting and type of pharmacotherapy received and regional analyses at SHA and PCT levels.
Sweeting, HN. et al. BMJ Open, 2012; 2:e001446
The authors note that while there is concern about the negative impact of modern consumer culture on young people’s mental health, very few studies have investigated associations with substance use. In those which have, positive associations have been attributed to attempts to satisfy the unmet needs of more materialistic individuals. This study examines associations between different dimensions of consumerism and tobacco and alcohol use among Scottish early adolescents.
By The Information Centre for Health and Social Care (August 2012)
This statistical report presents a range of information on smoking which is drawn together from a variety of sources. The report aims to present a broad picture of health issues relating to smoking in England and covers topics such as smoking prevalence, habits, behaviours and attitudes among adults and school children, smoking-related ill health and mortality and smoking-related costs.
By The NHS Information Centre (2012)
Lipperman-Kreda, S. et al. Journal of Adolescent Health, 2012; 50: pp 547-552
This study investigates the associations between local tobacco policy, tobacco outlet density, and youth smoking. A primary focus is on whether local tobacco policy moderates the relation between outlet density and youth smoking. The results suggest that tobacco outlet density is related to youth smoking. In addition, local clean air policy may act as a moderator of relationship between tobacco outlet density and youth smoking, such that density is less important at moderate and high levels of this tobacco policy.