Jamie Brown
Biographic Data
| ID | 3583818 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Jamie Brown |
| GIVEN NAMES | Jamie |
| FAMILY NAME | Brown |
| SIGNATURE | BROWN J |
| AFFILIATIONS | University College London |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-2797-5428 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 56 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 56 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2010 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
How Have Alcohol Producers Changed the Alcohol Content of Their Products? A Descriptive Analysis of Reformulation in the Off‐Trade Alcohol Market in G reat B ritain, 2018–2025
Do the Reasons People Drink Alcohol Aid Our Understanding of Sociodemographic Differences in Alcohol‐Free and Low‐Alcohol Consumption? A Path Analysis on a Cross‐Sectional Study of Adult Alcohol Drink…
Changes in expenditure on vaping in the context of the rise of disposable vapes and impending regulatory changes: A population study in Great Britain, 2021–2025
From 2021-2023, expenditure on vaping products increased substantially among people who vape in Great Britain, particularly during the rapid rise of disposable vaping. Between 2023-2025, overall expenditure declined slightly, with large declines in subgroups with the greatest switching away from disposables, particularly young people. An impending ban on disposable vapes in 2025, which was announced in 2024, may have been responsible for people s…
Associations between financial hardship and alcohol reduction attempts in the context of a cost-of-living crisis and alcohol tax reforms: A population study in Great Britain, 2023–25
Amid the cost-of-living crisis and recent alcohol duty reforms, cost has emerged as a key motive for alcohol reduction attempts among adults drinking at risky levels, particularly those facing financial and psychological vulnerability. Support for these groups is critical to ensure cost-driven attempts translate into meaningful reductions in alcohol-related harm
Vaping cessation strategies and triggers for relapse amongst people from New Zealand who have vaped
Impact of standardising the colour and branding of vape devices on product appeal among young people: A randomised experiment in England, Canada and the United States
Standardising the colour and branding of disposable vaping devices reduces young people's interest in trying them. However, this includes a substantial impact on those who smoke
Level of support for proposed vaping policies: An online survey of UK vapers, 2024
Policies that target the packaging, appearance, and marketing of e-cigarettes appear much more popular among vapers than those targeting price or the types of devices and flavours that can be sold. Vapers emphasised the need to balance policy interventions that make e-cigarettes less appealing to young people but do not deter people from using them as an alternative to smoking
The use of alcohol-free and low alcohol drinks in attempts to restrict alcohol consumption: Findings from a cross-sectional survey
The sale and consumption of alcohol-free and low alcohol drinks (no/lo drinks) has increased substantially in many high-income countries, including Great Britain (GB). Some people report that using no/lo drinks helped them to restrict (i.e., reduce or stop) their drinking. This study investigated the sociodemographic characteristics of people who use no/lo drinks to restrict drinking and whether consuming no/lo drinks in an attempt to restrict dr…
Temporary and sustained changes in alcoholic and alcohol-free or low-alcohol drinks sales during January? A time series analysis of seasonal patterning in Great Britain
There are short-term decreases in standard alcoholic drink sales and increases in no/lo drink sales in January but there appeared to be no substantial sustained changes
Anti-doping measures in gyms and fitness centres: A mapping of practices in the state parties of the council of Europe’s anti-doping convention
The use of image and performance enhancement drugs (doping) in recreational sport presents an emerging public health challenge, but there is scarce research on current preventive measures. The present research was concerned with mapping and analysing anti-doping measures in gyms and fitness centres in countries that are State Parties to the Anti-Doping Convention of the Council of Europe. Using the Anti-Doping Questionnaire of the Council of Euro…
Paying the price: Financial hardship and its association with psychological distress among different population groups in the midst of Great Britain's cost-of-living crisis
In the first quarter of 2023, around one in eight adults in Great Britain reported finding it difficult to manage financially and one in fifteen reported having been in rent or mortgage arrears in the past 12 months, with higher rates of financial hardship among disadvantaged groups. However, disadvantage did not appear to compound the psychological impact of financial hardship: people experiencing financial hardship were substantially more likel…
Characteristics of consumers of alcohol‐free and low‐alcohol drinks in Great Britain: A cross‐sectional study
Trends in purchasing cross‐border, illicit and home‐brewed alcohol: A population study in Great Britain , 2020–2023
Patterns and perceptions of vaping among adults living in social housing: A representative survey in Great Britain, 2023
The study protocol and analysis plan were pre-registered on Open Science Framework (https://osf.io/n3mvs/)
Brief interventions for smoking and alcohol associated with the Covid-19 pandemic: A population survey in England
The receipt of BIs for smoking declined following March 2020 but rebounded among priority socioeconomic groups of people who smoked. BIs for alcohol among those who use alcohol at increasing and higher risk levels were low and there was no appreciable change over time. Maintaining higher BI delivery among socioeconomic and mental health priority groups of smokers and increasing and higher risk alcohol users is important to support reductions in s…
Potential smoke-free dividend across local areas in England: A cross-sectional analysis
This study has estimated that local economies could gain a substantial dividend if everybody stopped smoking, which is larger in lower income areas, meaning that geographical economic inequalities could be reduced
Stopping the start’: Support for proposed tobacco control policies – a population-based survey in Great Britain 2021–2023
The study protocol was published on the Open Science Framework (https://osf.io/46z2c/) prior to starting the analysis
Smoking prevalence and purchasing of menthol cigarettes since the menthol flavour ban in Great Britain: A population-based survey between 2020 and 2023
Roughly one million adults in GB still smoke menthol cigarettes and, with the exception of Wales and young people, there were no noteworthy changes in the post-ban period. There was no indication that the overall persistence of menthol smoking was driven by illicit purchases
Association between the implementation of standardised tobacco packaging legislation and illicit tobacco and cross-border purchasing in England: A time-series analysis between 2012 and 2020
In contrast to the tobacco industry's argument that the legislation would lead to an increase in the illicit tobacco and cross-border market, this study demonstrates that the implementation of the policy is associated with a decline in illicit tobacco and cross-border purchases in England
Impact of Standardised Packaging of Tobacco Products Regulations on cigarette consumption and youth smoking in England: Interrupted time-series analysis
The implementation of standardised packaging of tobacco products was not associated with a meaningful change in the mean number of FM or RYO cigarettes consumed by people smoking in England, suggesting the larger pack size has not had an unintended consequence of substantially increasing cigarette consumption. However, there was also little evidence that the policy substantially reduced smoking among 16-24-year-olds
Trends in alcohol expenditure among risky drinkers: A population study in England, 2014–2023
In England, the average amount adult risky drinkers reported spending on alcohol each week has fluctuated since 2014, with a notable decrease around the start of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020 and a subsequent rise since restrictions were lifted and since the cost-of-living crisis has led to high rates of inflation. Except for current smokers, this pattern appears to have been driven predominantly by changes in the price paid per unit rather than …
Trends in cross-border and illicit tobacco purchases among people who smoke in England, 2019–2022
Despite a fall in cross-border tobacco purchasing during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic among adults in England who smoke, the proportion reporting cross-border tobacco purchases is now three times higher than it was at the start of 2019. The proportion reporting illicit tobacco purchases has not changed substantially
Potential implications of mandatory calorie-labelling on alcoholic beverages: Attitudes, knowledge, and intentions to change behaviour
Print and online textual news media coverage of UK low‐risk drinking guidelines from 2014 to 2017: A review and thematic analysis
Perceived risk factors for severe Covid-19 symptoms and their association with health behaviours: Findings from the Hebeco study
Risk perceptions are important influences on health behaviours. We used descriptive statistics and multivariable logistic regression models to assess cross-sectionally risk perceptions for severe Covid-19 symptoms and their health behaviour correlates among 2206 UK adults from the HEBECO study. The great majority (89-99%) classified age 70+, having comorbidities, being a key worker, overweight, and from an ethnic minority as increasing the risk. …
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Implicit learning as an ability
Theory of Addiction
An understanding of addiction theory is vital to understanding addiction itself. Theory of Addiction takes theory development from a simple â?~rational addiction modelâ?T, adding elements such as compulsion, self-control and habit, to explain the â?~big observationsâ?T in the field. As well as explaining and evaluating the arguments of each of the prevailing schools of thought, the book develops a new, synthetic theory of addiction that brings to…
Prospective cohort study of the effectiveness of varenicline versus nicotine replacement therapy for smoking cessation in the “real world”
Varenicline use with minimal professional support in the general population of smokers appears more effective than NRT Rx in achieving abstinence
The needs and preferences of pregnant smokers regarding tailored Internet-based smoking cessation interventions: A qualitative interview study
The present study has identified a number of potential building blocks for ISCIs targeted to quitting smoking in pregnancy. Pregnant smokers willing to try using ISCI may particularly value an engaging intervention offering a high degree of targeting of comprehensive information to them as a group and tailoring support and advice to their individual needs, as well as one providing post-relapse support, peer-to-peer communication and personal supp…
Protocol for a national monthly survey of alcohol use in England with 6-month follow-up: ‘The Alcohol Toolkit Study’
The Alcohol Toolkit Study will improve understanding of population level factors influencing alcohol consumption and be an important resource for policy evaluation and planning
Use of aids for smoking cessation and alcohol reduction: A population survey of adults in England
In England, the use of pharmacotherapy is prevalent for smoking cessation but not alcohol reduction. Other aids are used at a low rate, with face-to-face counselling being more common for alcohol reduction than smoking cessation
Temporal patterns of alcohol consumption and attempts to reduce alcohol intake in England
January is associated with moderate increased attempts to reduce alcohol consumption. However, we find little evidence of a change in alcohol consumption. In part, this may be due to temporal insensitivity of the AUDIT questions
Evaluating the effectiveness of a smartphone app to reduce excessive alcohol consumption: Protocol for a factorial randomised control trial
ISRCTN40104069 Date of registration: 10/2/2016
Are recent attempts to quit smoking associated with reduced drinking in England? A cross-sectional population survey
Smokers who report starting a quit attempt in the last week also report lower alcohol consumption, including less frequent binge drinking, and appear more likely to report currently attempting to reduce their alcohol consumption compared with smokers who do not report a quit attempt in the last week
Impact on smoking of England's 2012 partial tobacco point of sale display ban: A repeated cross-sectional national study
The partial tobacco PoS display ban introduced in England in April 2012 did not lead to an immediate decline in smoking, but was followed by a decline in the trend of smoking prevalence that could not be accounted for by seasonal factors, e-cigarette use or price changes
Nicotine, Carcinogen, and Toxin Exposure in Long-Term E-Cigarette and Nicotine Replacement Therapy Users: A Cross-sectional Study
BACKGROUND: Given the rapid increase in the popularity of e-cigarettes and the paucity of associated longitudinal health-related data, the need to assess the potential risks of long-term use is essential. OBJECTIVE: To compare exposure to nicotine, tobacco-related carcinogens, and toxins among smokers of combustible cigarettes only, former smokers with long-term e-cigarette use only, former smokers with long-term nicotine replacement therapy (NRT…
Study protocol of the German Study on Tobacco Use (Debra): A national household survey of smoking behaviour and cessation
This study has been registered at the German Clinical Trials Register ( DRKS00011322 ) on 25th November 2016
Associations between tobacco control mass media campaign expenditure and smoking prevalence and quitting in England: A time series analysis
Between 2008 and 2016, higher monthly expenditure on tobacco control mass media campaigns in England was associated with higher quit success rates
German Public Support for Tobacco Control Policy Measures: Results from the German Study on Tobacco Use (Debra), a Representative National Survey
Smoking prevalence in Germany remains high at approximately 28%. We assessed public support for tobacco legislation and associations between level of support and smoking and socio-demographic characteristics. Data from 2087 people were collected as part of the German Study on Tobacco Use ("DEBRA"): a nationally representative, face-to-face household survey. Public support was measured on total ban of sale, raising the minimum age for sales, taxat…
Exposure to revised drinking guidelines and ‘COM-B’ determinants of behaviour change: Descriptive analysis of a monthly cross-sectional survey in England
Following the publication of revised drinking guideline in January 2016, there was a transient increase in exposure to guidelines, and capability and opportunity to drink within the guidelines that diminished over time. The transience and size of the changes indicate that behaviour change is unlikely. Well-designed, theory-based promotional campaigns may be required for drinking guidelines to be an effective public health intervention
Beliefs and attitudes about addressing alcohol consumption in health care: A population survey in England
Open Science Framework ( https://osf.io/xn2st/ )
Predictive Validity, Diagnostic Accuracy and Test-Retest Reliability of the Strength of Urges to Drink (Sutd) Scale
This study compared the 1-item Strength of Urges to Drink (SUTD) scale with the 10-item Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test (AUDIT) on (i) test-retest reliability, (ii) predictive validity, and (iii) diagnostic accuracy. Data come from 2960 participants taking part in the Alcohol Toolkit Study (ATS), a monthly population survey of adults in England. The long-term test-retest reliability of the SUTD was 'fair', but lower than that for the AU…
Mental health, smoking, harm reduction and quit attempts – a population survey in England
About a third of cigarette smokers in England have mental health problems. Interventions should address their increased dependence and leverage higher prevalence of harm reduction behaviours, motivation to stop and attempts to stop smoking
Covid-19, smoking and inequalities: A study of 53 002 adults in the UK
In a population sample, current smoking was independently associated with self-reported confirmed COVID-19 infection. There were socio-economic disparities, with the association only apparent among those without post-16 qualifications. Smokers reported lower adherence to guidelines despite being more worried than non-smokers about catching or becoming seriously ill from COVID-19
Association of initial e-cigarette and other tobacco product use with subsequent cigarette smoking in adolescents: A cross-sectional, matched control study
Less than 1% of US adolescents who use e-cigarettes first were established cigarette smokers. They were less likely to be smokers than adolescents who tried other combustible or non-combustible tobacco products first and propensity score matched adolescents without initial e-cigarette use
Effects on alcohol consumption of announcing and implementing revised UK low-risk drinking guidelines: Findings from an interrupted time series analysis
Background In January 2016, the UK announced and began implementing revised guidelines for low-risk drinking of 14 units (112 g) per week for men and women. This was a reduction from the previous guidelines for men of 3–4 units (24–32 g) per day. There was no large-scale promotion of the revised guidelines beyond the initial media announcement. This paper evaluates the effect of announcing the revised guidelines on alcohol consumption among adult…
Characterising the patterns of and factors associated with increased alcohol consumption since Covid ‐19 in a UK sample
Exploring views on alcohol consumption and digital support for alcohol reduction in UK ‐based Punjabi‐Sikh men: A think aloud and interview study
Association between cigarette smoking status and voting intentions: Cross sectional surveys in England 2015-2020
Controlling for a range of other factors, current as compared with never-smokers appear more likely to intend not to vote, to be undecided, to vote for Labour or a non-mainstream party, and less likely to vote for the Liberal Democrats, compared with the Conservative party
The impact of celebrity influence and national media coverage on users of an alcohol reduction app: A natural experiment
Celebrity influence leading to national media coverage in the UK of the Drink Less app was associated with more people downloading the app who were male, older and engaged with the app; and did not appear to impact employment inequality
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