A dynamic modelling analysis of the impact of tobacco control programs on population-level nicotine dependence

Abstract According to the ‘hardening hypothesis’, average nicotine dependence will increase as less dependent smokers quit relatively easily in response to effective public health interventions, so that sustained progress in reducing smoking prevalence will depend on shifting the emphasis of tobacco...

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Main Authors: Adam Skinner, Jo-An Occhipinti, Nathaniel D. Osgood
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2021-01-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-81460-9