TY - JOUR
T1 - Public attitudes regarding banning of cigarettes and regulation of nicotine
AU - Connolly, Gregory N.
AU - Behm, Ilan
AU - Healton, Cheryl G.
AU - Alpert, Hillel R.
PY - 2012/4
Y1 - 2012/4
N2 - Knowledge of current public opinion is important as the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) applies the best scientific evidence available to tobacco product regulation. Based on a nationally representative survey of the US adult population, we report 43% support for banning of cigarettes, 65% for reducing nicotine, and 77% for reducing nicotine if such an action could cause fewer children to become addicted to cigarettes. The FDA should consider protecting children by removing all but nonaddictive cigarettes from the marketplace.
AB - Knowledge of current public opinion is important as the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) applies the best scientific evidence available to tobacco product regulation. Based on a nationally representative survey of the US adult population, we report 43% support for banning of cigarettes, 65% for reducing nicotine, and 77% for reducing nicotine if such an action could cause fewer children to become addicted to cigarettes. The FDA should consider protecting children by removing all but nonaddictive cigarettes from the marketplace.
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U2 - 10.2105/AJPH.2011.300583
DO - 10.2105/AJPH.2011.300583
M3 - Article
C2 - 22397353
AN - SCOPUS:84859071826
SN - 0090-0036
VL - 102
SP - e1-e2
JO - American journal of public health
JF - American journal of public health
IS - 4
ER -