Illegal product purchasing in the experimental tobacco marketplace: Effects of menthol cigarette and cigarette ventilation ban

Tobacco regulations may increase demand for illegal cigarettes. We use the Experimental Tobacco Marketplace to estimate the impact of banning menthol cigarettes (Experiment 1) and decreasing allowable cigarette filter ventilation levels (Experiment 2). Crowdsourced participants were randomized into...

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Published in:Drug and alcohol dependence 2023-12, Vol.253, p.111015-111015, Article 111015
Main Authors: Freitas-Lemos, Roberta, Tegge, Allison N, Tomlinson, Devin C, Yeh, Yu-Hua, Stein, Jeffrey S, Michael Cummings, K, Fong, Geoffrey T, Shields, Peter G, Hatsukami, Dorothy K, Bickel, Warren K
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Language:English
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Commerce
Electronic Nicotine Delivery Systems
Humans
Menthol
Tobacco Products
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Summary:Tobacco regulations may increase demand for illegal cigarettes. We use the Experimental Tobacco Marketplace to estimate the impact of banning menthol cigarettes (Experiment 1) and decreasing allowable cigarette filter ventilation levels (Experiment 2). Crowdsourced participants were randomized into one of four groups (2×2 factorial design). Experiment 1 included menthol availability (yes/no) by purchasing option (legal only vs illegal available). Experiment 2 included filter-vented cigarettes availability (yes/no) by purchasing option (legal only vs illegal available). Participants were given an individualized budget to purchase tobacco. Percent budget spent was the outcome measure. Experiment 1, with a legal marketplace only, non-menthol cigarette purchasing was lower (p=0.010) and electronic-cigarette purchasing was higher (p=0.016), when cigarettes were banned compared to when they were available. With an illegal marketplace, switching to legal non-menthol cigarettes was less likely (p
ISSN:0376-8716
1879-0046
DOI:10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2023.111015