Comparison of smoking prevalence in Canada before and after nicotine vaping product access using the SimSmoke model.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

The public health impact of nicotine vaping products (NVPs) is subject to complex transitions between NVP and cigarette use. To circumvent the data limitations and parameter instability challenges in modeling transitions, we indirectly estimate NVPs' impact on smoking prevalence and resulting smoking-attributable deaths using the SimSmoke simulation model.

Methods

Canada SimSmoke uses age- and sex-specific data on Canadian population, smoking prevalence and tobacco control policies. The model incorporates the impact of cigarette-oriented policies on smoking prevalence but not the explicit contribution of NVPs. The model was calibrated from 1999 to 2012, thereby projecting smoking prevalence before NVPs were widely used in Canada. The NVP impact on smoking prevalen

SUBMITTER: Levy DT 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10661672 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature