Conference on abuse liability and appeal of tobacco products: conclusions and recommendations.

ABSTRACT: The rate of initiation and progression to dependence and premature mortality are higher for tobacco products than for any other dependence producing substance. This is not explained simply by the addictiveness ("abuse liability") or by enticing product designs ("product appeal") alone, but rather by both of these factors in combination with marketing and social influences that also influence "product appeal". A working meeting of leading experts in abuse liability (AL) and product appeal was convened to examine how these disciplines could be more effectively applied to the evaluation of tobacco products for the purposes of regulation that would include setting standards for designs and contents intended to reduce the risk of initiation and dependence. It was concluded that abuse liability

SUBMITTER: Henningfield JE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3105193 | biostudies-literature | 2011 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature