Evaluation of Statewide Restrictions on Flavored e-Cigarette Sales in the US From 2014 to 2020.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

e-Cigarettes are the most commonly used tobacco product among US youths. Flavors are among the most cited reasons for use of e-cigarettes among youths, and therefore, some states have imposed restrictions on flavored e-cigarette sales. To our knowledge, no study has compared e-cigarette sales between states with statewide flavored e-cigarette restrictions and states without such restrictions while controlling for co-occurring events.

Objective

To assess whether implementation of statewide restrictions on flavored e-cigarette sales in Massachusetts, New York, Rhode Island, and Washington was associated with a reduction in total e-cigarette unit sales from 2014 to 2020.

Design, setting, and participants

This cross-sectional study with difference-in-difference

SUBMITTER: Ali FRM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8832173 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature