Effects of Filter Ventilation on Behavioral Economic Demand for Cigarettes: A Preliminary Investigation.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

The majority of cigarettes sold in the United States and abroad feature filter ventilation holes designed to dilute mainstream smoke. Although initially intended to produce a safer cigarette, data instead suggest that filter ventilation increases total harm from smoking. In the present study, we examined the effects of blocking ventilation holes on behavioral economic demand for cigarettes (i.e., consumption as a function of price).

Methods

In a within-subjects design, regular smokers (N = 15) of ventilated cigarettes sampled vent-blocked cigarettes for 3 days. Subsequently, they completed three sessions in which they used an experimental income to purchase vent-blocked and/or control cigarettes across a range of prices. Participants also completed the Drug Effe

SUBMITTER: Stein JS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6121863 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature