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Tara Elton-Marshall

Researcher at Centre for Addiction and Mental Health

Publications -  106
Citations -  1729

Tara Elton-Marshall is an academic researcher from Centre for Addiction and Mental Health. The author has contributed to research in topics: Medicine & Population. The author has an hindex of 16, co-authored 81 publications receiving 1042 citations. Previous affiliations of Tara Elton-Marshall include University of Toronto & University of Western Ontario.

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Use of and beliefs about light cigarettes in four countries: findings from the International Tobacco Control Policy Evaluation Survey.

TL;DR: There is an ongoing need for public education about why light cigarettes do not reduce harm and do not make quitting easier, and the need for regulatory measures in all four countries to prohibit the use of misleading light and mild descriptors including package imagery in product marketing.
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Individual-level factors associated with intentions to quit smoking among adult smokers in six cities of China: findings from the ITC China Survey

TL;DR: The determinants of quit intentions among smoker in China are fairly similar to those found among smokers in Western countries, despite the fact that interest in quitting is considerably lower among Chinese smokers.
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What Happened to Smokers’ Beliefs about Light Cigarettes When “Light/Mild” Brand Descriptors Were Banned in the UK? Findings from the International Tobacco Control (ITC) Four Country Survey

TL;DR: There was a substantial decline in reported beliefs about the benefits of light cigarettes in the UK following the policy change and an associated public information campaign, but by 2005, these beliefs rebounded slightly and the change in beliefs was no greater than in the USA, where there was no policy change.
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Changes in substance supply and use characteristics among people who use drugs (PWUD) during the COVID-19 global pandemic: A national qualitative assessment in Canada.

TL;DR: For many, these changes led to increased use and substitution for toxic and adulterated substances, which ultimately amplified PWUD's risk for experiencing related harms, including overdoses, which warrant the need for improved supports and services.
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Loneliness in the COVID-19 pandemic: Associations with age, gender and their interaction.

TL;DR: In this article, the authors assessed the associations of age, gender and their interaction with loneliness during the COVID-19 pandemic, controlling for other sociodemographic variables, including marital status, household income, education, living alone, employment situation, and survey wave.