Correlates of support for a nicotine-reduction policy in smokers with 6-week exposure to very low nicotine cigarettes.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The US Food and Drug Administration recently issued an advanced notice of proposed rule-making for reducing the nicotine content in cigarettes to a minimally addictive level. Very little is known about whether use of very low nicotine content (VLNC) cigarettes affects support for a nicotine reduction policy.

Objective

This study examined the effects of using VLNC versus usual brand (UB) cigarettes on support for a nicotine reduction policy and determined whether participant characteristics and responses to VLNC cigarettes were associated with policy support.

Methods

Participants from a cigarette trial who were assigned to either 0.4 mg nicotine/g tobacco research cigarettes or their UB for 6 weeks were asked about their support for the policy. χ²

SUBMITTER: Denlinger-Apte RL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6482068 | biostudies-literature | 2019 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature