Changes in seeking smoking cessation therapy among Japanese employees and their families: a possible role for the dissemination of heated tobacco products (HTPs)
Our study showed that SCT uptake decreased sharply when HTPs were disseminated to all prefectures in Japan, and this downward trend continued thereafter. These findings are considered to result from the widespread adoption of HTP in the Japanese market, as these products were perceived to be less harmful than traditional cigarettes. Therefore, it is worrying that the widespread availability of HTP resulted in reduced smoking cessation behaviour among cigarette users.
Authors
- Akihiko Narisada (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3957-6256)
- Hideo Tanaka (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9033-0035)
- Rei Wakayama
- Kohta Suzuki (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8151-6927)
- Chie Taniguchi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2529-8697)
- Akiyo Nonogaki (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0415-2322)
- Isao Oze (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0762-1147)
Institutions
- Aichi Medical University (JP)
- Osaka Prefectural Government (JP)
- Aichi Cancer Center (JP)
- Aichi Prefectural University (JP)
- Nagoya University (JP)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Tobacco Control
- Published
- 2025-06-18
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1136/tc-2025-059331
- Primary Topic
- Smoking Behavior and Cessation
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00