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| Matthew FarrellySummaryAffiliation: RTI International Country: USA Publications
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The impact of tobacco control program expenditures on aggregate cigarette sales: 1981-2000Matthew C Farrelly
RTI, 3040 Cornwallis Road, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709, USA
J Health Econ 22:843-59. 2003..Our analyses clearly show that increases in funding for state tobacco control programs reduce tobacco use...
Movie smoking and youth initiation: parsing smoking imagery and other adult contentMatthew C Farrelly
Public Health Policy Research Program, RTI International, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, USA
PLoS ONE 7:e51935. 2012..To isolate the independent influence of exposure to smoking and other adult content in the movies on youth smoking uptake...- The consequences of high cigarette excise taxes for low-income smokersMatthew C Farrelly
Research Triangle Institute International, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, United States of America
PLoS ONE 7:e43838. 2012..To illustrate the burden of high cigarette excise taxes on low-income smokers... 
Promotion of Smoking Cessation with Emotional and/or Graphic Antismoking AdvertisingMatthew C Farrelly
Public Health and Environment Division, RTI International, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina Electronic address
Am J Prev Med 43:475-82. 2012....- The impact of workplace smoking bans: results from a national surveyM C Farrelly
Center for Economics Research, Research Triangle Institute, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, USA
Tob Control 8:272-7. 1999..To estimate the impact of workplace smoking restrictions on the prevalence and intensity of smoking among all indoor workers and various demographic and industry groups... - Do increases in cigarette prices lead to increases in sales of cigarettes with high tar and nicotine yields?Matthew C Farrelly
RTI International, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709, USA
Nicotine Tob Res 9:1015-20. 2007..Our results are consistent with earlier population-based cross-sectional and longitudinal studies showing that higher cigarette prices and taxes are associated with increasing consumption of higher-yield cigarettes by smokers... - Effectiveness and cost effectiveness of television, radio and print advertisements in promoting the New York smokers' quitlineMatthew C Farrelly
Public Health Policy Research Program, RTI International, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709, USA
Tob Control 16:i21-3. 2007..This study assessed the relative effectiveness and cost effectiveness of television, radio and print advertisements to generate calls to the New York smokers' quitline... - The impact of tobacco control programs on adult smokingMatthew C Farrelly
Division of Public Health and Environment, RTI International, 3040 Cornwallis Rd, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709, USA
Am J Public Health 98:304-9. 2008..We examined whether state tobacco control programs are effective in reducing the prevalence of adult smoking... - Sustaining 'truth': changes in youth tobacco attitudes and smoking intentions after 3 years of a national antismoking campaignMatthew C Farrelly
RTI International, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709, USA
Health Educ Res 24:42-8. 2009..Our findings suggest that well-executed antismoking campaigns can positively and consistently change youth's beliefs and attitudes, whereas a tobacco industry-sponsored campaign can have a counterproductive influence... - Monitoring the tobacco use epidemic V: The environment: factors that influence tobacco useMatthew C Farrelly
Public Health and Environment Division and the RTI UNC Center of Excellence for Health Promotion Economics, RTI International, 3040 Cornwallis Road, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709, USA
Prev Med 48:S35-43. 2009.... - The Influence of the National truth campaign on smoking initiationMatthew C Farrelly
RTI International, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina 27709, USA
Am J Prev Med 36:379-84. 2009..This study was designed to evaluate the effectiveness of a prominent national youth smoking-prevention campaign in the U.S. known as truth that was launched in February 2000... - Promoting calls to a quitline: quantifying the influence of message theme, strong negative emotions and graphic images in television advertisementsMatthew C Farrelly
RTI International, 3040 Cornwallis Road, PO Box 12194, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709, USA
Tob Control 20:279-84. 2011..To understand the relative effectiveness of television advertisements that differ in their thematic focus and portrayals of negative emotions and/or graphic images in promoting calls to a smokers' quitline... - Changes in hospitality workers' exposure to secondhand smoke following the implementation of New York's smoke-free lawM C Farrelly
RTI International, 3040 Cornwallis Road, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709, USA
Tob Control 14:236-41. 2005..To assess the impact on hospitality workers' exposure to secondhand smoke of New York's smoke-free law that prohibits smoking in all places of employment, including restaurants, bars, and bowling facilities... - Evidence of a dose-response relationship between "truth" antismoking ads and youth smoking prevalenceMatthew C Farrelly
RTI International, 3040 Cornwallis Rd, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709, USA
Am J Public Health 95:425-31. 2005..We studied the impact of the campaign on national smoking rates among US youths (students in grades 8, 10, and 12)... - Youth tobacco prevention mass media campaigns: past, present, and future directionsM C Farrelly
Tobacco Use Research Program, Health, Social and Economics Research, Research Triangle Institute, PO Box 12194, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709, USA
Tob Control 12:i35-47. 2003..In conclusion, we outline research needed to fill gaps in our existing knowledge and discuss future directions in tobacco countermarketing aimed at youth... - The effects of higher cigarette prices on tar and nicotine consumption in a cohort of adult smokersM C Farrelly
Research Triangle Institute, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina 27709, USA
Health Econ 13:49-58. 2004..We found that smokers respond to higher cigarette prices by reducing the number of cigarettes smoked per day but also by switching to cigarettes that are higher in tar and nicotine per cigarette... - Getting to the truth: evaluating national tobacco countermarketing campaignsMatthew C Farrelly
Research Triangle Institute, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709, USA
Am J Public Health 92:901-7. 2002..This study examines how the American Legacy Foundation's "truth" campaign and Philip Morris's "Think. Don't Smoke" campaign have influenced youths' attitudes, beliefs, and intentions toward tobacco... - The joint demand for cigarettes and marijuana: evidence from the National Household Surveys on Drug AbuseM C Farrelly
Center for Economics Research, Research Triangle Institute, 3040 Cornwallis Road, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709, USA
J Health Econ 20:51-68. 2001..We also find that higher cigarette taxes appear to decrease the intensity of marijuana use and may have a modest negative effect on the probability of use among males... - Measurement properties of a nicotine dependence scale for adolescentsJames Nonnemaker
RTI International, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709, USA
Nicotine Tob Res 6:295-301. 2004..We found no meaningful differences in the measurement properties of the NDSA across these groups. The six-item self-report NDSA had good measurement properties in our sample... - Self-reported exposure to policy and environmental influences on smoking cessation and relapse: a 2-year longitudinal population-based studyJames Nonnemaker
RTI International, 3040 Cornwallis Road, P O Box 12194, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709, USA
Int J Environ Res Public Health 8:3591-608. 2011..A number of policies may have an influence on multiple cessation outcomes. However, the effect varies by cessation outcome, and statistical significance is influenced by model specification... - Point of purchase cigarette promotions before and after the Master Settlement Agreement: exploring retail scanner dataB R Loomis
RTI International, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709, USA
Tob Control 15:140-2. 2006..Retail promotions have the potential to offset the effects of cigarette tax and price increases and tobacco control programmes... - Implementation of a tobacco-free regulation in substance use disorder treatment facilitiesElizabeth Brown
RTI International, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709, USA
J Subst Abuse Treat 42:319-27. 2012..Tobacco-free services regulations in substance use disorder treatment facilities can be feasibly implemented, which has the potential to decrease the extremely high rates of tobacco use among people with substance use disorders... - The effects of state counterindustry media campaigns on beliefs, attitudes, and smoking status among teens and young adultsJames C Hersey
RTI, 1615 M Street, NW, Suite 740, Washington, DC 20036 3209, USA
Prev Med 37:544-52. 2003..This study sought to identify the pathways through which state-funded counterindustry media campaigns influence beliefs and attitudes regarding tobacco industry practices and smoking status... - Confirming "truth": more evidence of a successful tobacco countermarketing campaign in FloridaJeff Niederdeppe
RTI International, Research Triangle Park, NC 27612, USA
Am J Public Health 94:255-7. 2004..quot; Florida teens had higher levels of "truth" campaign awareness and were more likely to agree with campaign-targeted beliefs; 2 of these beliefs were the only items associated with current smoking... - Progression to established smoking among US youthsPaul D Mowery
RTI International, Research Triangle Park, NC, USA
Am J Public Health 94:331-7. 2004..Our study presents national estimates of the proportion of youths in each of 7 stages of smoking and investigates the associations between risk/protective factors and progression to established smoking... - Media and secondhand smoke exposure: results from a national surveyW Douglas Evans
American Legacy Foundation, Washington, DC, USA
Am J Health Behav 30:62-71. 2006..To investigate whether associations between anti-secondhand smoke (SHS) media, social cognitions about SHS, and home restrictions on smoking follow patterns observed in smoking behavior... - Using anti-tobacco industry messages to prevent smoking among high-risk adolescentsJames F Thrasher
Department of Health Behavior ealth Education, School of Public Health, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC 27599 7440, USA
Health Educ Res 21:325-37. 2006..Overall, these results suggest that anti-industry messages are a promising strategy for preventing smoking among high- and low-risk adolescents alike... - The association of retail promotions for cigarettes with the Master Settlement Agreement, tobacco control programmes and cigarette excise taxesBrett R Loomis
RTI International, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709, USA
Tob Control 15:458-63. 2006..Less is known about the proportion of cigarette sales occurring as part of a retail promotion and about the effects of tobacco control policies on cigarette promotions... - State tobacco control spending and youth smokingJohn A Tauras
Department of Economics m c 144, University of Illinois at Chicago, 601 South Morgan, Chicago, IL 60607 7121, USA
Am J Public Health 95:338-44. 2005..We examined the relationship between state-level tobacco control expenditures and youth smoking prevalence and cigarette consumption... - Media advocacy, tobacco control policy change and teen smoking in FloridaJeff Niederdeppe
Department of Population Health, University of Wisconsin, Rm 707 WARF Building, 610 Walnut Street, Madison, WI 53726 2397, USA
Tob Control 16:47-52. 2007..To assess whether media advocacy activities implemented by the Florida Tobacco Control Program contributed to increased news coverage, policy changes and reductions in youth smoking... - Declines in hospital admissions for acute myocardial infarction in New York state after implementation of a comprehensive smoking banHarlan R Juster
New York State Department of Health, Bureau of Chronic Disease Epidemiology and Surveillance, Albany, NY 12237 0679, USA
Am J Public Health 97:2035-9. 2007.... - Association between national smoking prevention campaigns and perceived smoking prevalence among youth in the United StatesKevin C Davis
RTI International, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709, USA
J Adolesc Health 41:430-6. 2007..To understand the potential effects of anti-smoking media campaigns on perceived peer smoking prevalence, a noted predictor of smoking initiation and prevalence among youth... - Findings and implications from a national study on potential reduced exposure products (PREPs)Lisa M Hund
RTI International, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709, USA
Nicotine Tob Res 8:791-7. 2006..With half of adult smokers interested in trying PREPs, the need for concrete scientific evidence on the potential impact of these products is critical... - Cigarette prices, smoking, and the poor, revisitedMatthew C Farrelly
Am J Public Health 98:582-3; author reply 583-584. 2008
Research Grants
- Macro-social & Parent Influence on Adolescents' Drug UseMatthew Farrelly; Fiscal Year: 2007..Generalized Growth Mixture Modeling will be used to test the study hypotheses. ..