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Should cigarette pack sizes be capped? [Addiction Opinion and Debate] (2020)
Auteur(s) :
BLACKWELL, A. K. M. ;
LEE, I. ;
SCOLLO, M. ;
WAKEFIELD, M. ;
MUNAFO, M. R. ;
MARTEAU, T. M.
Année
2020
Page(s) :
802-809
Langue(s) :
Anglais
Refs biblio. :
47
Domaine :
Tabac / Tobacco / e-cigarette
Discipline :
SAN (Santé publique / Public health)
Thésaurus mots-clés
TABAC
;
CIGARETTE
;
REGLEMENTATION
;
PAQUET NEUTRE
;
LEGISLATION
;
SANTE PUBLIQUE
;
MARKETING
;
CONSOMMATION
;
POLITIQUE
Thésaurus géographique
AUSTRALIE
;
FRANCE
;
ROYAUME-UNI
;
IRLANDE
;
HONGRIE
;
NORVEGE
;
NOUVELLE ZELANDE
;
SLOVENIE
;
ROUMANIE
;
CANADA
;
THAILANDE
;
GEORGIE
Autres mots-clés
Note générale :
Commentaries:
- We do not yet understand the psychological mechanisms explaining how cigarette pack size affects smoking, let alone smoking cessation. Willemsen M., Steenhuis I., p. 810-811.
- Are there lessons from gambling control for tobacco control? Farrell L., p. 811-812.
- The importance of loose tobacco when considering capping pack size. Moodie C., Stead M., p. 812-814.
- What's in a number? Cummings K.M., p. 814-815.
- Size matters but when, why and for whom? Blackwell A.K.M., Lee I., Scollo M., Wakefield M., Munafo M.R., Marteau T.M., p. 815-816.
- We do not yet understand the psychological mechanisms explaining how cigarette pack size affects smoking, let alone smoking cessation. Willemsen M., Steenhuis I., p. 810-811.
- Are there lessons from gambling control for tobacco control? Farrell L., p. 811-812.
- The importance of loose tobacco when considering capping pack size. Moodie C., Stead M., p. 812-814.
- What's in a number? Cummings K.M., p. 814-815.
- Size matters but when, why and for whom? Blackwell A.K.M., Lee I., Scollo M., Wakefield M., Munafo M.R., Marteau T.M., p. 815-816.
Résumé :
BACKGROUND: Very few countries regulate maximum cigarette pack size. Larger, non-standard sizes are increasingly being introduced by the tobacco industry. Larger portion sizes increase food consumption; larger cigarette packs may similarly increase tobacco consumption. Here we consider the evidence for legislation to cap cigarette pack size to reduce tobacco-related harm.
AIMS AND ANALYSIS: We first describe the regulations regarding minimum and maximum pack sizes in the 12 countries that have adopted plain packaging legislation and describe the range of sizes available. We then discuss evidence for two key assumptions that would support capping pack size. First, regarding the causal nature of the relationship between pack size and tobacco consumption, observational evidence suggests that people smoke fewer cigarettes when using smaller packs. Secondly, regarding the causal nature of the relationship between reducing consumption and successful cessation, reductions in number of cigarettes smoked per day are associated with increased cessation attempts and subsequent abstinence. However, more experimental evidence is needed to infer the causal nature of these associations among general populations of smokers.
CONCLUSION: Cigarette pack size is positively associated with consumption and consumption is negatively associated with cessation. Based on limited evidence of the causal nature of these associations, we hypothesize that government regulations to cap cigarette pack sizes would positively contribute to reducing smoking prevalence.
AIMS AND ANALYSIS: We first describe the regulations regarding minimum and maximum pack sizes in the 12 countries that have adopted plain packaging legislation and describe the range of sizes available. We then discuss evidence for two key assumptions that would support capping pack size. First, regarding the causal nature of the relationship between pack size and tobacco consumption, observational evidence suggests that people smoke fewer cigarettes when using smaller packs. Secondly, regarding the causal nature of the relationship between reducing consumption and successful cessation, reductions in number of cigarettes smoked per day are associated with increased cessation attempts and subsequent abstinence. However, more experimental evidence is needed to infer the causal nature of these associations among general populations of smokers.
CONCLUSION: Cigarette pack size is positively associated with consumption and consumption is negatively associated with cessation. Based on limited evidence of the causal nature of these associations, we hypothesize that government regulations to cap cigarette pack sizes would positively contribute to reducing smoking prevalence.
Affiliation :
UK Centre for Tobacco and Alcohol Studies, School of Psychological Science, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK
Autre(s) lien(s) :
Commentaries p. 810-816
Cote :
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