Innovative promotional strategies and diversification of flavoured mass merchandise cigar products: a case study of Swedish match.

In 2009, the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act (TCA) granted the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) regulatory authority over tobacco products, although initially this only included cigarettes, smokeless tobacco and roll-your-own tobacco.

Experts' Perceptions of and Suggestions for Cigar Warning Label Messages and Pictorials.

Introduction: Warning labels can be effective tools to inform the public about tobacco risks. However, tobacco warning research has been largely cigarette-centric. This formative study explores potential directions for improving the current warnings for cigars.

Toward a More Comprehensive Index of Youth Cigarette Smoking: Average Number of Cigarettes Smoked per Day among Students in the United States over Two Decades.

Reliance on 30-day prevalence as the principal means of assessing trends in youth cigarette smoking may understate the magnitude of the decrease in youth smoking, because prevalence does not account for smoking frequency or intensity. We analyzed Youth Risk Behavior Survey (YRBS) data from 1997 through 2017 and estimated cigarette smoking prevalence (any smoking in the previous 30 days), frequency (number of smoking days in the previous 30 days), and intensity (cigarettes per day on smoking days). We calculated average cigarettes smoked per day (ACSD) as the product of frequency and intensity, divided by 30.

Adolescents and Young Adults Have Difficulty Understanding Nicotine Concentration Labels on Vaping Products Presented as mg/mL and Percent Nicotine.

Introduction: E-cigarette e-liquid nicotine concentrations typically are labeled as mg/mL or percent nicotine. We examined whether these metrics accurately convey nicotine strength to young e-cigarette users and if youth can compare concentrations presented in mg/mL and percent nicotine.

Aims And Methods: Eight hundred and twenty-one adolescent and young adult e-cigarette users participated in the survey.

Cigar-Smoking Patterns by Race/Ethnicity and Cigar Type: A Nationally Representative Survey Among U.S. Adults.

Introduction: Racial/ethnic minorities have a higher prevalence of past 30-day cigar smoking than White, non-Hispanics. Little is known, however, about racial/ethnic differences in advanced cigar-smoking patterns by cigar types. This research explores whether cigar-smoking patterns differ by race/ethnicity and cigar types.

Examining Market Trends in Smokeless Tobacco Sales in the United States: 2011-2019.

Introduction: The smokeless tobacco (SLT) industry in the U.S. continues to transform with novel products amid an evolving regulatory environment.

Influencer prevalence and role on cigar brand Instagram pages.

Purpose: Influencers market products for tobacco companies on social media. This is the first study to systematically examine leading cigar brands' use of influencers on their brand Instagram pages.

Methods: We identified 24 leading cigar brands, using July 2017-June 2018 US retail data.

Availability of menthol cigarettes in Oakland, California after a partial flavor ban.

This study measures the availability of menthol cigarettes in Oakland, California where such products were banned from the majority of tobacco retailers, except for those who sold a significant amount of tobacco (e.g., 60% gross income).

Smokers' and Young Adult Non-Smokers' Perceptions and Perceived Impact of Snus and E-Cigarette Modified Risk Messages.

Although no tobacco products are safe, tobacco companies in the United States may request regulatory authorization to make certain "modified risk tobacco product" (MRTP) claims in their marketing. However, few qualitative studies have explored consumer perceptions and understanding of comparative risk messages and wordings. We examined consumer perceptions of statements indicating reduced risks and exposure to chemicals from snus and e-cigarettes relative to smoking.

Role of e-cigarettes and pharmacotherapy during attempts to quit cigarette smoking: The PATH Study 2013-16.

Background: More smokers report using e-cigarettes to help them quit than FDA-approved pharmacotherapy.

Objective: To assess the association of e-cigarettes with future abstinence from cigarette and tobacco use.

Design: Cohort study of US sample, with annual follow-up.

Smokers' Exposure to Perceived Modified Risk Claims for E-Cigarettes, Snus, and Smokeless Tobacco in the United States.

Introduction: Based on arguments for harm reduction and health benefits, tobacco companies in the United States can apply for regulatory authorization to make "modified risk tobacco product" (MRTP) marketing claims. The impact of future MRTP claims may depend on whether they are noticed, believed, and lead to smokers switching products. This study provides baseline data about smokers' exposure to perceived MRTP claims ahead of any MRTP authorizations.

Assessment of Menthol and Nonmenthol Cigarette Consumption in the US, 2000 to 2018.

This cross-sectional study examines trends in menthol cigarette use compared with nonmenthol cigarette use in the US.

Changes in Tobacco Product Advertising at Point of Sale: 2015-2018.

Objectives: Tobacco point-of-sale advertising, particularly in retailers surrounding schools, is associated with youth tobacco use and must be monitored. This study examines how the point-of-sale environment surrounding youth changed over time with regard to diverse tobacco products.

Methods: Each spring from 2015 to 2018, research staff visited the same tobacco retailers ( = 141) within a half-mile of New Jersey high schools.

'Being politically active does not have to be difficult.' A content analysis of tobacco industry-sponsored advocacy websites.

Objective: To characterise the thematic content of tobacco industry-sponsored advocacy websites in the USA and to compare these sites to identify differences in products, target audience, policies or themes.

Methods: In 2017, US-based Google and purposive searches identified six US tobacco industry-sponsored advocacy websites. A coding guide based on existing literature, tobacco policy issues and iterative review of the websites was developed and, descriptive analyses of themes on individual websites and overall were conducted.

Content Analysis of Electronic Nicotine Delivery System Publications in Core Clinical Journals from 2012 to 2018.

There is no consensus if electronic nicotine delivery systems (ENDS) should be used to reduce harm among the smoking population. Physicians, who represent a trusted source of health communication, are exposed to a range of often conflicting ENDS information and this information may be relayed to patients looking to quit smoking. Previous studies have examined ENDS content of various sources of media but there is a lack of knowledge about ENDS content in medical journals.

From the Deeming Rule to JUUL-US News Coverage of Electronic Cigarettes, 2015-2018.

Introduction: News media may influence public perceptions and attitudes about electronic cigarettes (e-cigarettes), which may influence product use and attitudes about their regulation. The purpose of this study is to describe trends in US news coverage of e-cigarettes during a period of evolving regulation, science, and trends in the use of e-cigarettes.

Methods: We conducted a content analysis of e-cigarette topics and themes covered in US news articles from 2015 to 2018.

Prevalence of Electronic Cigarette Use Among Adolescents in New Jersey and Association With Social Factors.

Importance: Use of electronic cigarettes (e-cigarettes) is high among adolescents, but the extent to which the JUUL e-cigarette brand accounts for the high prevalence has not been explored using population-based surveys.

Objective: To examine e-cigarette and JUUL use among adolescents in New Jersey.

Design, Setting, And Participants: Survey study using data from the 2018 New Jersey Youth Tobacco Survey, a cross-sectional statewide representative survey of tobacco use.

The Role of Marketing Practices and Tobacco Control Initiatives on Smokeless Tobacco Sales, 2005-2010.

Background: Little is known about how policies and industry activities impact smokeless tobacco demand. We examined how tobacco control policies and retail promotion may affect smokeless tobacco sales.

Methods: We used Nielsen market-level retail scanner data for smokeless tobacco sales in convenience stores in 30 US regions from 2005 to 2010.

Bibliometric Analysis of Electronic Cigarette Publications: 2003⁻2018.

Electronic cigarettes are at the center of a public health policy debate which leverages scientific publications. This study characterizes e-cigarette publication trends over the past 15 years via a bibliometric analysis. Scopus was searched for "electronic cigarette", "e-cig", "e-cigarette", "vape", "vaping", "juul", or "electronic nicotine delivery system" between 2003⁻2018.