RICHARD J O'CONNOR

..To identify the prevalence and correlates of behaviors related to the risk of cigarette-caused fires...

..The US Food and Drug Administration must consider whether to ban the use of menthol in cigarettes. This study examines how current smokers might respond to such a ban on menthol cigarettes...

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..These regulations may also bring about changes in non-cigarette tobacco products themselves that could impact public health by affecting attractiveness and/or toxicity...

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..Previous cross-sectional research has suggested single cigarettes could either promote or inhibit consumption. The present study aimed to assess the effects of single cigarette availability and consumption on downstream quit behavior...

..This study examined stop-smoking medication use and its association with quitting behavior among a population-based sample of Chinese smokers...

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..This study used standard smoking machine tests to examine the extent to which the industry is introducing engineering features that reduce tar and nicotine to cigarettes sold in middle- and low-income countries...

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..This law resulted in cigarette manufacturers modifying nearly all of their brands sold in NY. However, the same cigarette brands sold in other states were not modified to meet the RIP standard...

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..Both of these could increase smokers' exposures to harmful constituents in cigarettes...

..These data suggest that digital image analysis of spent cigarette butts can serve as a reliable proxy measure of total smoke volume...

..To determine positive and negative beliefs about light cigarettes and potential reduced exposure products (PREPs) among college student smokers and non-smokers...

..Smokers are confused about the relative harms of tobacco products. Health education efforts are needed to correct smoker misperceptions...

..Pack labelling appears to be useful for conveying information about cigarettes to smokers; however, there is an urgent need to develop more meaningful information on toxic constituents of cigarette smoke...

..001). Direct mail can be used to increase quitline call volume and should be one of the promotional tools used by quitlines...

..In addition, these data are inconsistent with the hypothesis that the remaining population of smokers is becoming more dependent on nicotine over time...

..To examine the associations among cigarette design features and tar yields of leading cigarette brands sold in the United States, Canada, Australia and the United Kingdom...

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..Overall, these preliminary data suggest that adding flavors to cigarettes may not significantly impact how they are smoked by current smokers...

..The data from this paper indicate that the availability of lower priced cigarette alternatives may attenuate public health efforts aimed at to reduce reducing smoking prevalence through price and tax increases among all SES groups...

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..The intent is to improve public health through regulations on tobacco product marketing and tobacco products themselves. This manuscript reports baseline data on smokers' attitudes and beliefs on specific issues relevant to the FSPTCA...

..This paper examines how smokers' beliefs about 'light/mild' cigarettes in Australia, Canada and the United Kingdom were affected by the removal of misleading 'light/mild' terms from packs...

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..Because of the strategies lower SES respondents are more likely to use, reducing price differentials between discount and premium brands may have a greater impact on them, potentially increasing the likelihood of quitting...

..Electronic nicotine delivery systems (ENDS) initially emerged in 2003 and have since become widely available globally, particularly over the Internet...

..A larger, better-powered study is needed to test if this treatment combination has merit for increasing quit rates...

..8%) and 18-19-year-old smokers (21.7%) (p<.001). Uniquely flavored cigarette brands seem to be most attractive to the youngest smokers and should be prohibited...

..This difference was most pronounced among individuals who reported smoking indoors when at home. The data suggest that adherence to an indoor home smoking policy may further influence an individual's smoking behavior...

..009), per-cigarette weight (P < 0.001), and filter diameter (P = 0.004) predicted tar yields in high-income countries. Health officials must be cognizant of cigarette design issues to provide effective regulation of tobacco products...

..Presented herein are the results of a structured literature review that was done to identify cigarette filter-based assays that may serve as proxies for mouth-level exposure and assessing smoking methods...

..Taken together, these studies comprise a comprehensive evaluation of the potential impacts of this harm-reduction policy, which will inform policymakers in other jurisdictions considering similar regulations. ..

..Taken together, these studies comprise a comprehensive evaluation of the potential impacts of this harm-reduction policy, which will inform policymakers in other jurisdictions considering similar regulations. ..

..The set of studies may help to tease apart the various aspects of the price-product relationship and so better inform public policy debates. ..

..The set of studies may help to tease apart the various aspects of the price-product relationship and so better inform public policy debates. ..