Although tobacco use has decreased, it is the leading cause of death in the United States. Implementing a combination of policy changes including clean indoor air laws, higher per-pack taxes, and cessation efforts are proven to reduce tobacco use and exposure to secondhand smoke.
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July 1, 2008 | Journal Article
This study examined flavored cigarette use by individuals between the age of 17– 26 years and those 25 years of age and older. Study participants were part of two national telephone surveys, the National Youth Smoking Cessation Survey (NYSCS) and the Assessing Hardcore Smoking Survey (AHCSS), conducted in 2004 and 2005.
November 12, 2009 | Journal Article
This study examined whether support for tobacco control policies varies by demographic group, including nativity status (i.e., immigrant versus U.S. born).
March 1, 2007 | Journal Article
Findings from the International Tobacco Control Four Country Study
May 1, 2013 | Journal Article
Novel, even radical proposals stimulate new thinking and dialogue around "endgame" strategies for tobacco prevention and control.
May 1, 2011 | Journal Article
Identifying differences in smoking attitudes among Latinos can guide cultural adaptations of evidence-based treatments.
September 1, 2012 | Journal Article
The Society of Behavioral Medicine and the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco are positioned to lead research so the public health benefits of 1-800-QUIT-NOW on cigarette packs can be monitored, evaluated, and maximized.
December 1, 2010 | Journal Article
A national evaluation of community-based youth smoking cessation programs developed a model for real-world, long-term program evaluations.
March 1, 2010 | Journal Article
In a special supplement to the American Journal of Preventive Medicine, authors who participated in the Consumer Demand Roundtable discuss how Americans can do a better job moving smokers from the periphery to center stage in designing and implementing tobacco-control policies and treatments.
March 1, 2010 | Journal Article
This paper provides the analytic framework that guides two subsequent papers in this special supplement that use computer simulation modeling to show how these specific policies (and others) can impact reductions in smoking prevalence.
September 1, 2009 | Journal Article
Holding risk-minimizing beliefs about the harms of smoking was associated with intention to quit, and was also predictive of attempts to quit smoking. However, self-exempting beliefs (e.g., I must have healthy genes that means I can smoke without getting any harms), were not predictive of attempts to quit.