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===2021: Paper: [https://tobaccocontrol.bmj.com/content/early/2021/08/12/tobaccocontrol-2021-056945 Ignoring our elders: tobacco control’s forgotten health equity issue]===

*Those who suffer multiple forms of stigmatisation and feel devalued in society find it harder than higher status, socially valued individuals to change health behaviours, lacking resources and social encouragement to do so. The deprioritisation of older smokers is a symptom of institutionalised ageism, which must be addressed systematically to apply the tenets of health equity and inclusion in our work. Across all areas of tobacco control, we must do better by our elders.

**Citation: McAfee T, Malone RE, Cataldo J, Ignoring our elders: tobacco control’s forgotten health equity issue. Tobacco Control 2021;30:479-480.

===2019: Article: [https://filtermag.org/older-smokers-vaping/amp/ Older Smokers Are the Forgotten Victims of Our Vaping Wars]===

*I’ve since discovered that older smokers, like all of us, have a lot to learn about smoking. Older people are more likely than younger smokers to think that the evidence about the harms of smoking has been exaggerated, and that smoking is something they can do little to change. They are also more likely to inaccurately believe that nicotine is the primary disease-causing ingredient in cigarettes, and that cigarettes without nicotine are safer than those with nicotine.

**Source: Annie Kleykamp, ''Filter Magazine''

===2018: Power Point: [https://archive.gfn.events/downloads/2018/AnnieKleykamp.pdf Rethinking nicotine across the lifespan: What about the older smoker?]===

*GFN: Annie Kleykamp, PhD

===2017: Article: [https://www.nytimes.com/2017/12/08/health/smokers-vaping-ecigarettes-elderly.html Some Older Smokers Turn to Vaping. That May Not Be a Bad Idea.]===

*A retired secretary in her 70s, she’s often the oldest customer in the shop. Not that she cares. What matters is that after ignoring decades of doctors’ warnings and smoking two packs a day, she hasn’t lit up a conventional cigarette in four years and four months...But while the proportion of Americans who smoke continues to decrease — down to 15.1 percent in 2015 — the decline has stalled among older adults.

*[https://archive.is/EInlT Archived Link]

**Source: Paula Span, ''The New York Times''

===2017: Article: [https://web.archive.org/web/20171221001520/https://www.aarp.org/health/conditions-treatments/info-2017/vaping-popularity-fd.html Vaping Becoming Popular Among Older Smokers]===

*Public health officials, however, are divided over vaping’s benefits for older smokers. Some say it reduces the harm of smoking and it's better than doing nothing...“Old policies need to be supplemented with policies that encourage substituting e-cigarettes for the far more deadly cigarettes,” said David Levy, a professor of oncology at Georgetown University's School of Medicine and the leader of the study.

**Source: Beth Brophy, ''AARP''

===2011: Paper: [https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/article-abstract/1104250 The Older Smoker]===

*Understanding how these age-related differences impact smoking-related outcomes (eg, tobacco withdrawal, acute effects of smoking, treatment efficacy) is limited because research examining older smokers is lacking. In a systematic review of tobacco withdrawal symptoms, the mean (SD) age of participants across 15 studies, chosen for their scientific rigor, was 37.8 (8.1) years.

*[https://sci-hub.st/10.1001/jama.2011.1221 PDF Full Paper]

**Citation: Kleykamp, B. A., & Heishman, S. J. (2011). The Older Smoker. JAMA, 306(8). doi:10.1001/jama.2011.1221

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+===2021: Paper: [https://tobaccocontrol.bmj.com/content/early/2021/08/12/tobaccocontrol-2021-056945 Ignoring our elders: tobacco control’s forgotten health equity issue]===
+*Those who suffer multiple forms of stigmatisation and feel devalued in society find it harder than higher status, socially valued individuals to change health behaviours, lacking resources and social encouragement to do so. The deprioritisation of older smokers is a symptom of institutionalised ageism, which must be addressed systematically to apply the tenets of health equity and inclusion in our work. Across all areas of tobacco control, we must do better by our elders.
+**Citation: McAfee T, Malone RE, Cataldo J, Ignoring our elders: tobacco control’s forgotten health equity issue. Tobacco Control 2021;30:479-480.
+===2019: Article: [https://filtermag.org/older-smokers-vaping/amp/ Older Smokers Are the Forgotten Victims of Our Vaping Wars]===
+*I’ve since discovered that older smokers, like all of us, have a lot to learn about smoking. Older people are more likely than younger smokers to think that the evidence about the harms of smoking has been exaggerated, and that smoking is something they can do little to change. They are also more likely to inaccurately believe that nicotine is the primary disease-causing ingredient in cigarettes, and that cigarettes without nicotine are safer than those with nicotine.
+**Source: Annie Kleykamp, ''Filter Magazine''
+===2018: Power Point: [https://archive.gfn.events/downloads/2018/AnnieKleykamp.pdf Rethinking nicotine across the lifespan:  What about the older smoker?]===
+*GFN: Annie Kleykamp, PhD
+===2017: Article: [https://www.nytimes.com/2017/12/08/health/smokers-vaping-ecigarettes-elderly.html Some Older Smokers Turn to Vaping. That May Not Be a Bad Idea.]===
+*A retired secretary in her 70s, she’s often the oldest customer in the shop. Not that she cares. What matters is that after ignoring decades of   doctors’ warnings and smoking two packs a day, she hasn’t lit up a conventional cigarette in four years and four months...But while the proportion of Americans who smoke continues to decrease — down to 15.1 percent in 2015 — the decline has stalled among older adults.
+*[https://archive.is/EInlT Archived Link]
+**Source: Paula Span, ''The New York Times''
+===2017: Article: [https://web.archive.org/web/20171221001520/https://www.aarp.org/health/conditions-treatments/info-2017/vaping-popularity-fd.html Vaping Becoming Popular Among Older Smokers]===
+*Public health officials, however, are divided over vaping’s benefits for older smokers. Some say it reduces the harm of smoking and it's better than doing nothing...“Old policies need to be supplemented with policies that encourage substituting e-cigarettes for the far more deadly cigarettes,” said David Levy, a professor of oncology at Georgetown University's School of Medicine and the leader of the study.
+**Source: Beth Brophy, ''AARP''
+===2011: Paper: [https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/article-abstract/1104250 The Older Smoker]===
+*Understanding how these age-related differences impact smoking-related outcomes (eg, tobacco withdrawal, acute effects of smoking, treatment efficacy) is limited because research examining older smokers is lacking. In a systematic review of tobacco withdrawal symptoms, the mean (SD) age of participants across 15 studies, chosen for their scientific rigor, was 37.8 (8.1) years.
+*[https://sci-hub.st/10.1001/jama.2011.1221 PDF Full Paper]
+**Citation: Kleykamp, B. A., & Heishman, S. J. (2011). The Older Smoker. JAMA, 306(8). doi:10.1001/jama.2011.1221
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