Financial Conflicts of Interest and Stance on Tobacco Harm Reduction: A Systematic Review.

ABSTRACT: Background. Tobacco companies have actively promoted the substitution of cigarettes with purportedly safer tobacco products (e.g., smokeless tobacco, e-cigarettes) as tobacco harm reduction (THR). Given the tobacco, e-cigarette, and pharmaceutical industries' substantial financial interests, we quantified industry influence on support for THR. Objectives. To analyze a comprehensive set of articles published in peer-reviewed journals assessing funding sources and support for or opposition to substitution of tobacco or nicotine products as harm reduction. Search Methods. We searched PubMed, Embase, Web of Science, and PsycINFO with a comprehensive search string including all articles, comments, and editorials published between January 1, 1992, and July 26, 2016. Selec

SUBMITTER: Hendlin YH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6603486 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature