Effects of a real world menthol ban: changes in smoking behaviour and cigarette branding
Background The province of Ontario, Canada implemented a ban on menthol in all forms of tobacco products that came into effect January 1 st , 2017. This presentation examines changes in behaviour among a cohort of menthol smokers as part of the first evaluation of a real world menthol ban. Methods...
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| description | Background
The province of Ontario, Canada implemented a
ban on menthol in all forms of tobacco products that came into effect January 1 st ,
2017. This presentation examines changes in
behaviour among a cohort of menthol smokers as part of the first evaluation of
a real world menthol ban.
Methods
1003 past year menthol smokers (16+, living in
Ontario) were surveyed by telephone (n=329) or online (n=674) between September
and December 2016. Participants were re-contacted in February 2017. Logistic
regressions, adjusted for demographic and smoking characteristics, were used to
assess characteristics of participants who reported post ban a) past month
menthol cigarette use, b) use of alternative tobacco or flavoured products
after the ban, or c) quit attempts. A pack purchase of menthol and menthol replacement products was conducted.
Results
At follow up after the ban, 33% (95% CI: 30%,
37%) reported smoking a menthol cigarette, while 39% (95% CI: 36%, 43%) were using an
alternative tobacco or flavoured product,
and 42% (95% CI: 39%, 46%) had either made a quit attempt or had quit smoking. Predictors of smoking menthol after the ban included regularity of use before
the ban and lack of support for the ban. Following the ban, participants were
more likely to expect to quit because of the ban, and less likely to expect to
use other tobacco or nicotine products as substitutes, than they were before
the ban. Menthol replacement packs were found using a variety of different strategies including blue or green colouring, "choice" filters, and non menthol capsule.
Conclusions
Short term effects of the menthol ban suggest
that the ban encouraged significant quitting behaviour as well as attempts by
smokers to seek out other sources of menthol or alternative substitutes. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-cb12c9d842204d22885b0f87e5b34dc82022-12-21T23:35:54ZengEuropean PublishingTobacco Induced Diseases1617-96252018-03-0116110.18332/tid/8432384323Effects of a real world menthol ban: changes in smoking behaviour and cigarette brandingMichael Chaiton0Robert Schwartz1Tom Eissenberg2Eric Soule3Joanna Cohen4Ontario Tobacco Research Unit, CanadaOntario Tobacco Research Unit, CanadaVirginia Commonwealth University, United States of AmericaVirginia Commonwealth University, United States of AmericaJohns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health - Institute for Global Tobacco Control, United States of AmericaBackground The province of Ontario, Canada implemented a ban on menthol in all forms of tobacco products that came into effect January 1 st , 2017. This presentation examines changes in behaviour among a cohort of menthol smokers as part of the first evaluation of a real world menthol ban. Methods 1003 past year menthol smokers (16+, living in Ontario) were surveyed by telephone (n=329) or online (n=674) between September and December 2016. Participants were re-contacted in February 2017. Logistic regressions, adjusted for demographic and smoking characteristics, were used to assess characteristics of participants who reported post ban a) past month menthol cigarette use, b) use of alternative tobacco or flavoured products after the ban, or c) quit attempts. A pack purchase of menthol and menthol replacement products was conducted. Results At follow up after the ban, 33% (95% CI: 30%, 37%) reported smoking a menthol cigarette, while 39% (95% CI: 36%, 43%) were using an alternative tobacco or flavoured product, and 42% (95% CI: 39%, 46%) had either made a quit attempt or had quit smoking. Predictors of smoking menthol after the ban included regularity of use before the ban and lack of support for the ban. Following the ban, participants were more likely to expect to quit because of the ban, and less likely to expect to use other tobacco or nicotine products as substitutes, than they were before the ban. Menthol replacement packs were found using a variety of different strategies including blue or green colouring, "choice" filters, and non menthol capsule. Conclusions Short term effects of the menthol ban suggest that the ban encouraged significant quitting behaviour as well as attempts by smokers to seek out other sources of menthol or alternative substitutes.http://www.journalssystem.com/tid/Effects-of-a-real-world-menthol-ban-changes-in-smoking-behaviour-and-cigarette-branding,84323,0,2.htmlWCTOH |
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| title | Effects of a real world menthol ban: changes in smoking behaviour and cigarette branding |
| title_full | Effects of a real world menthol ban: changes in smoking behaviour and cigarette branding |
| title_fullStr | Effects of a real world menthol ban: changes in smoking behaviour and cigarette branding |
| title_full_unstemmed | Effects of a real world menthol ban: changes in smoking behaviour and cigarette branding |
| title_short | Effects of a real world menthol ban: changes in smoking behaviour and cigarette branding |
| title_sort | effects of a real world menthol ban changes in smoking behaviour and cigarette branding |
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