Joint impact of cigarette taxes and smoke-free laws on youth cigarette smoking and related disparities in the USA
We found some evidence that taxes and smoke-free laws may work jointly to reduce cigarette smoking in certain youth populations. Policymakers should consider the complex tobacco control landscape and its effects on subpopulations when introducing laws.
Authors
- Megan E. Patrick (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3594-4944)
- Nancy L. Fleischer (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4371-9133)
- James Francis Thrasher (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6418-4863)
- James Buszkiewicz (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7919-7103)
- Catherine Vander Woude
- Yanmei Xie (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6313-1660)
- Michael R. Elliott (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4128-5527)
Institutions
- University of South Carolina (US)
- University of Michigan (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Tobacco Control
- Published
- 2025-04-16
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1136/tc-2024-059129
- Citations
- 3
- Primary Topic
- Smoking Behavior and Cessation
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 3.49
Funders
- National Institute on Drug Abuse
- National Cancer Institute