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Impact of Massachusetts law prohibiting flavored tobacco products sales on cross-border cigarette sales — Europe PMC PMID:36099316

Source: Europe PMC (en)
Original: https://europepmc.org/article/MED/36099316
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0274022
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@misc{dc09fff6b60aed,
  title = {Impact of Massachusetts law prohibiting flavored tobacco products sales on cross-border cigarette sales — Europe PMC PMID:36099316},
  howpublished = {Europe PMC (en)},
  url = {https://europepmc.org/article/MED/36099316},
  note = {License CC0-1.0; archived copy https://metraipolis.com/documento/dc_09fff6b60aed; sha256 aa6907e615c60c359abaa06bee3f03cadf7ce81300c9629012d5e464a2a4e094},
  year = {2026}
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Background: In June 2020, Massachusetts implemented a law prohibiting the sale of all flavored tobacco products, including menthol cigarettes. This law was associated with significant declines in overall cigarette and menthol cigarette sales in Massachusetts, however it is unknown whether the law has increased cross-border sales in neighboring states where menthol cigarettes are still sold. Methods: U.S. cigarette retail scanner data were licensed from the IRi Company. Cigarette pack sales were summed in 4-week periods during January 2020-December 2021 (n = 832). Outcomes were state-level pack sales per 1000 population, overall and by flavor status (menthol and non-flavored). A difference-in-differences analysis was used to examine adjusted sales for Massachusetts border states (New Hampshire, Connecticut, Vermont, and Rhode Island) before (January 2020-May 2020) and after (June 2020-December 2021) the Massachusetts's law, compared to 28 non-border states. Control variables included state and time fixed effects; real price per pack; tobacco control policies; COVID-19 cases and deaths, and related statewide closure; and state sociodemographic characteristics. Results: Following the law, unadjusted sales of menthol, non-flavored, and overall cigarettes trended upward in border states; however, these increases were not statistically significant or different from sales patterns in non-border states. This finding persisted after accounting for product prices, tobacco control policies, the COVID-19 pandemic, sociodemographic factors, and fixed effects. Conclusion: Laws prohibiting the sale of flavored tobacco products, including menthol products, reduce access to these products, while having no significant impact on cross-border sales in neighboring states where menthol cigarettes are sold.

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Pubblicazione: PloS one, 2022 (prima pubblicazione 2022-09-13).
Identificativi: PMID 36099316 · PMCID PMC9469949 · DOI 10.1371/journal.pone.0274022.
Descrittori MeSH principali: Tobacco Products; COVID-19.
Pagina: https://europepmc.org/article/MED/36099316 — https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0274022. Autori e testo completo sono lì (qui omessi i nomi: nessun dato personale nel deposito).
Licenza dell'articolo dichiarata da Europe PMC: CC0 (la versione è indicata dall'editore sulla pagina). Abstract riportato senza modifiche al contenuto, con attribuzione; deposito marcato CC0.
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