SynthesisJournal of environmental and public health2012
Impact of tobacco control interventions on smoking initiation, cessation, and prevalence: a systematic review.
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130 citing papers in PubMed, 6 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- A systematic review and network meta-analysis of population-level interventions to tackle smoking behaviour.Nature human behaviour · 2024Pooled it
- The relationship between the price and demand of alcohol, tobacco, unhealthy food, sugar-sweetened beverages, and gambling: an umbrella review of systematic reviews.BMC public health · 2024Pooled it
- Systematic review of cigars, cigarillos, and little cigars among adolescents: Setting research agenda to inform tobacco control policy.Addictive behaviors · 2019Pooled it
- Mass media interventions for smoking cessation in adults.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2017Pooled it
- The State of Evaluation Research on Food Policies to Reduce Obesity and Diabetes Among Adults in the United States, 2000-2011.Preventing chronic disease · 2015Pooled it
- School policies for preventing smoking among young people.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2014Pooled it
- Evaluating the actual and perceived effectiveness of E-cigarette prevention advertisements among adolescents.Addictive behaviors · 2020Trial
- Where are cigarettes cheaper? Area-level and store-type differences in price in US cities.Nicotine & tobacco research : official journal of the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco · 2026Article
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- Impact of cigarette prices and age-of-sale policies on smoking prevalence among youth in 26 European Member States (2012-2023): a longitudinal ecological study using repeated cross-sectional data.The Lancet regional health. Europe · 2026Article
- Gaps and Barriers Among Dental Undergraduates Towards Promoting and Assisting Tobacco Cessation: A Multicountry Cross-Sectional Study.International journal of dentistry · 2026Article
- Placing smoking prevalence in the context of tobacco control measures in Europe.Journal of health monitoring · 2025Article
- Identifying relevant intersections in relation to motivation and attempt to stop smoking by using a combination of methods to develop robust predictive models and resampling techniques: A cross-sectional study of the German population.Addiction (Abingdon, England) · 2025Article
- SimSmoke simulation models distinguished by race/ethnicity: past and future trends and the potential role of policy.Journal of the National Cancer Institute. Monographs · 2025Article
- Tobacco Smoking in Early Adulthood and Labor Market Performance: The Cardiovascular Risk in Young Finns Study.Nicotine & tobacco research : official journal of the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco · 2025Article
- Quick buys for prevention and control of noncommunicable diseases.The Lancet regional health. Europe · 2025Review
- Tobacco purchasing in Australia during regular tax increases: findings from the International Tobacco Control Policy Evaluation Project.Tobacco control · 2025Article
- Multilevel determinants of cannabis prices in legal markets: Evidence from products sold in nearly 4000 cannabis dispensaries in the United States.The International journal on drug policy · 2025Article
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Abstract
backgroundPolicymakers need estimates of the impact of tobacco control (TC) policies to set priorities and targets for reducing tobacco use. We systematically reviewed the independent effects of TC policies on smoking behavior.
methodsWe searched MEDLINE (through January 2012) and EMBASE and other databases through February 2009, looking for studies published after 1989 in any language that assessed the effects of each TC intervention on smoking prevalence, initiation, cessation, or price participation elasticity. Paired reviewers extracted data from studies that isolated the impact of a single TC intervention.
findingsWe included 84 studies. The strength of evidence quantifying the independent effect on smoking prevalence was high for increasing tobacco prices and moderate for smoking bans in public places and antitobacco mass media campaigns. Limited direct evidence was available to quantify the effects of health warning labels and bans on advertising and sponsorship. Studies were too heterogeneous to pool effect estimates. INTERPRETATIONS: We found evidence of an independent effect for several TC policies on smoking prevalence. However, we could not derive precise estimates of the effects across different settings because of variability in the characteristics of the intervention, level of policy enforcement, and underlying tobacco control environment.
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