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Oxford Tobacco Addiction Group

Our group produces primary research and systematic reviews of the evidence on interventions to prevent and treat tobacco addiction. This includes interventions for smoking cessation, for preventing smoking uptake, and public policy interventions for reducing smoking prevalence.

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WHO WE ARE

We are a group of researchers and doctoral students based within the Centre for Evidence-Based Medicine and the Interdisciplinary Research in Health Sciences team at the Nuffield Department of Primary Care Health Sciences, chaired by Dr Nicola Lindson. We work together to produce research that reduces the burden of tobacco use and smoking-related disease. 

Tobacco reduction & cessation interventions

Emerging nicotine products (e-cigarettes, heated tobacco, nicotine pouches)

Smoking reduction strategies, including behavioural support and pharmacotherapies

Brief advice and intervention delivery

Evaluating effectiveness, safety, and implementation

 

Smoking and quitting in priority populations

Smoking behaviours and cessation in marginalised groups, including:

People experiencing financial hardship
People with chronic / long-term conditions (e.g., cardiovascular disease)
People with mental health conditions
Various cultural communities

Research Methods

Systematic reviews, meta-analyses, and scoping reviews

Randomised controlled trials and service evaluations

Epidemiology and psychological experiments

Stakeholder engagement and public & patient involvement (PPI)

Qualitative approaches (interviews, conversation analysis)

Intervention development and knowledge translation

Teaching & Supervision

Health behaviour change and evidence-based healthcare

Systematic review methodology

Tobacco, smoking, and nicotine research

Evolutionary medicine and translational health sciences

Advanced qualitative research methods and NVivo training

MSc & DPhil supervision

Training health care professionals

Our Team