The impact of cigarette pack anti-littering messages.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Tobacco butts are the most littered item worldwide and pose a critical environmental and public health hazard. Given the positive impact of required graphic warnings on smoking, we sought to assess the impact of a policy requiring cigarette pack anti-littering messages on smokers' littering intentions.

Methods

We randomly assigned US adult smokers (n = 719) to receive labels on the side of their cigarette packs for three weeks: anti-littering messages or messages about chemicals in cigarette smoke.

Results

Anti-littering messages elicited higher intentions to refrain from littering in the next month compared to chemical messages (p < .05). Anti-littering messages also led to increased knowledge about cigarette butts being the most common form of litter, the

SUBMITTER: Morgan JC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8893237 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature