The impact of two state-level approaches to restricting the sale of flavored tobacco products.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Flavored tobacco products are highly appealing to youth. The Federal government lacks a comprehensive flavored tobacco products policy and states have adopted different approaches restricting these products. This study analyzes the impact of Massachusetts' comprehensive prohibition and New Jersey's partial restriction on the sale of flavored tobacco products.

Methods

NielsenIQ Retail Scanner data were used to construct four log per capita dependent variables: e-liquid milliliters, cigarette packs, cigars, and smokeless tobacco ounces for products flavored as fruit, menthol, mint, tobacco and other. All models used difference-in-differences regressions, with Virginia and Pennsylvania serving as controls. The models controlled for state level product prices, populat

SUBMITTER: Satchell T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9493160 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature