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9.4 The relationship between tobacco smoking and financial stress
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Relevant news and research: The relationship between tobacco smoking and financial stress

Dumandan, M. S. (2026). Integrated Interventions at the Nexus of Food Insecurity and Smoking: A Systems-Based Appraisal. J Prim Care Community Health, 21501319251394527. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/41964380


Kim-Mozeleski, J. E. and Pike Moore, S. N. (2026). Clarifying the Systems Perspective in Intervention Research on Food Insecurity and Smoking. J Prim Care Community Health, 21501319251404189. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/41964455


Lal, A., Ganjali, S., McCaffrey, N., Segan, C., Scollo, M. and Mohebbi, M. (2026). The combined association of individuals' psychological distress, mental health and smoking status with household expenditure. BJPsych Open, 2, e81. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/41787764


Goldsborough, E. J., Loveland, E. K., Phillips, J. D. and Iacono, G. (2026). Examining the Bidirectional Relationship Between Food Insecurity and Cigarette Smoking: Evidence from a Cross-Lagged Panel Analysis. Am J Health Promot, 8901171261429792. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/41738992


Gu, D., Sung, H. Y., Yao, T., Wang, Y., Keeler, C. and Max, W. (2026). Cigarette purchasing behaviors and financial burden of cigarette spending after a major tobacco tax increase in California: A descriptive analysis of household panel data. Prev Med Rep, 103352. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/41550477


Khatoon, S., Bhattacharya, P., Mukherjee, N., Yadav, A. and Lal, P. (2025). Opportunity cost of tobacco consumption on household nutrition in India: A state-level analysis. Nutr Health, 2601060241257286. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/41182974


Brennan-Tovey, K., Ziauddeen, N., Hamilton, L., Gorman, C., Kaner, E., McMahon, D., Mountain, S. J., Ramsay, S. E., Thompson, C. and Aquino, M. R. J. (2025). Exploring the perspectives and experiences of food-insecure adults who are also tobacco dependent: a qualitative study in North East England. BMJ Public Health, 2, e002683. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/41133251


Goodchild, M., Paul, J. and Krech, R. (2025). Cigarette consumption from a life-course perspective in low- and middle-income countries. Bull World Health Organ, 9, 541-549. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/40900934


Stein, J. S., Le, N. T. M., Lozano, A. J., Bickel, W. K. and Hanlon, A. L. (2025). Narrative simulation of financial scarcity: Effects on delay discounting, cigarette craving, and cigarette demand in adults who smoke cigarettes. Exp Clin Psychopharmacol. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/40892595


Peterson, E., Shaikh, N. I., Spears, C. A., Tran, T. P. T. and Kim-Mozeleski, J. E. (2025). Lived Experiences of Food Insecurity among Adults Who Have Ever Smoked Tobacco. J Hunger Environ Nutr, 4, 554-567. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/40822665


Sathirapanya, C., Wichaidit, W., Kasemsup, V., Pipattanachat, V. and Chotipanvithayakul, R. (2025). Association of Financial Distress and Monthly Income with Smoking During the COVID-19 Pandemic Recession in Thailand: A Nationwide Cross-Sectional Study. Int J Environ Res Public Health, 8. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/40869872


Cofer, J., Srinivasan, K., Toliver, M., Varghese, S., Moreno, M. and Hawk, E. (2025). Tobacco Free Hiring at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center (MDACC). J Occup Environ Med. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/40643368


Rogers, E. S. D., Wysota, C. N. and Sherman Se Md, M. P. H. (2025). Tobacco spending among low-income older adults in the United States, 2021-2023. Am J Prev Med, 107661. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/40409565


Smit, K., Dowling, R., Room, R., Laslett, A. M., Borland, R., Livingstone, C. and Jiang, H. (2025). Financial Stress and Tobacco Expenditure in Australian Households: A Cross-Sectional Analysis of Prevalence and Association Across Wealth and Income Levels. Nicotine Tob Res. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/40355392


Mostafa, A. and Hussein, R. S. (2025). Tobacco and household expenditure in Egypt: insights into socioeconomic inequalities and spending profiles from the Household Income, Expenditure and Consumption Survey. BMC Public Health, 1, 598. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/39948505


Earlier news and research

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