A study from the US suggested people who live closer to tobacco outlets are less likely to successfully quit smoking. We replicated this study in the UK to see whether the close proximity, or density of tobacco outlets near smokers’…
How widespread are images of e-cigarettes?
E-cigarettes may help smokers quit, but they also increase the quantity of smoking-related images in the public domain which may ‘re-normalise’ smoking. We carried out a study on shops across London and found evidence of widespread marketing and availability of…
Do interventions to change our environment reduce tobacco consumption?
We carried out a systematic scoping review of studies investigating the effects of physical environment interventions on behaviours, including smoking. Such interventions include changing the packaging of cigarettes or reducing the number of outlets selling tobacco. Our review highlights that:…