ArticlePreventing chronic disease2019
Advancing Tobacco Control Through Point of Sale Policies, Providence, Rhode Island.
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13 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
- The Public Health Impacts of Flavored Cigar Bans: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Nicotine & tobacco research : official journal of the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco · 2026Pooled it
- Longitudinal association of exclusive and dual use of menthol cigarettes and flavored cigars with cigarette and cigar smoking cessation among U.S. adults - population assessment of tobacco and health study waves 1-5 (2013-2019).Drug and alcohol dependence · 2025Article
- Cooling down hotspots of retail tobacco products: addressing disparities in the built environment through policy.Health & place · 2025Article
- The Public Health Impact of a Ban on Flavored Cigars: A Decision-Theoretic Policy Framework.Nicotine & tobacco research : official journal of the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco · 2025Article
- Cross-sectional patterns and longitudinal transitions of unflavored and flavored cigar use without and with cigarettes among United States adults.Preventive medicine · 2024Article
- A Longitudinal Analysis of Flavored Cigar Use and Cigar Smoking Cessation Among US Adults.Nicotine & tobacco research : official journal of the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco · 2024Article
- Associations between living in localities with e-cigarette sales restrictions and e-cigarette use change among young adults in Los Angeles County.Tobacco control · 2022Article
- A Comprehensive Qualitative Review of Studies Evaluating the Impact of Local US Laws Restricting the Sale of Flavored and Menthol Tobacco Products.Nicotine & tobacco research : official journal of the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco · 2022Review
- Price, convenience, the buying experience, and other motivations for purchasing tobacco and e-cigarettes online.Tobacco induced diseases · 2022Article
- Compliance with San Francisco's flavoured tobacco sales prohibition.Tobacco control · 2021Article
- The actual and anticipated effects of a menthol cigarette ban: a scoping review.BMC public health · 2020Article
- Public Support for E-Cigarette-related Policies among a Nationally Representative Sample of US Adults.Tobacco use insights · 2020Article
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Abstract
Local point of sale (POS) policies are key strategies for preventing and decreasing tobacco use among youth. In January 2013, Providence, Rhode Island implemented a comprehensive POS tobacco policy restricting the sale of flavored tobacco products and discounts of tobacco product prices. Lack of sustained funding for enforcement has been challenging. Our research focuses on the policy evaluation after enforcement began. We observed a decrease in availability of flavored tobacco products as citations for violations increased. However, we observed little change in the availability of flavored tobacco products with ambiguous descriptors that connote a flavor. Current use (within 30 days before survey) of tobacco products among high school students declined after the policy was enforced. Collectively, these findings demonstrate that POS tobacco policies are effective. The tobacco industry's marketing of products that do not explicitly reference flavors might undermine enforcement of POS tobacco restrictions in Providence and elsewhere in the United States.
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