ArticleInternational journal of environmental research and public health2020
Implementation of Cigarette Plain Packaging: Triadic Reactions of Consumers, State Officials, and Tobacco Companies-The Case of Saudi Arabia.
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- Plain Packaging: One of the Plain Simple Solutions for Nicotine Reduction in the Middle East.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2026Review
- Silver Spike Point Therapy in smoking cessation: What is it and does it work?Saudi medical journal · 2023Review
- The Intersection of Health Rehabilitation Services with Quality of Life in Saudi Arabia: Current Status and Future Needs.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Review
- Effects of Abstinence Self-Efficacy and Outcome Expectancies of Tobacco Smoking on the Desire to Quit Among Saudi Women: A Cross-Sectional Mediation Analysis.Tobacco use insights · 2022Article
- The associations between the credibility of the tobacco control regulatory body and smoking behavior change among Saudi smokers.Tobacco induced diseases · 2022Article
- Taxation and tobacco plain packaging effect on Saudi smokers quitting intentions in Riyadh city, Saudi Arabia.Saudi medical journal · 2020Article
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Abstract
objectivesIn August 2019, Saudi Arabia started implementing plain packaging for cigarettes. Three months later, an opposing campaign on twitter using an Arabic hashtag "the new smoke" gained momentum amongst smokers. The purpose of this study is to document this opposing campaign's timeline and describe consumers, government, and tobacco industry rhetoric.
methodsWe created a timeline of the campaign events then performed online social listening of Arabic twitter hashtags related to the campaign.
resultsCampaigners mainly complained of an unfavorable new taste in cigarette packs with plain packaging. The messaging developed to accusations to government entities and neighboring countries, and then after threats to boycott tobacco companies. The campaign received a significant amount of media coverage and elicited an official response from a number of Saudi government bodies, such as the Saudi Food and Drug Authority and Ministry of Commerce and Investment.
conclusionThis case points at a need for risk communication training, possible tobacco industry manipulation, and a need to gain consumer trust with evidence-based messaging techniques. The case of cigarette plain packaging adoption in Saudi Arabia serves as an example to other countries of potential consumer interaction, tobacco industry interference, and state official counter-reactions.
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