Impacts of the Massachusetts 2019 An Act Modernizing Tobacco Control on tobacco retailer settings: A multi-methods study

IF 3.7 2区医学 Q1 PSYCHOLOGY, CLINICAL

Addictive behaviors Pub Date : 2024-06-12 DOI:10.1016/j.addbeh.2024.108089

Jessica Liu , Jane Roberts , Elaine Hanby , Oulaya Louaddi , Jonathan P. Winickoff , Matthew J. Reynolds , Daniel A. Gundersen , Mark A. Gottlieb , Karen M. Emmons , Andy S.L. Tan

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Abstract

Background

In November 2019, the Massachusetts legislature passed An Act Modernizing Tobacco Control and became the first state to restrict retail sales of all flavored (including menthol) cigarettes, e-cigarettes, and other tobacco products. Our study aims to provide the retailer experience of the new law from the perspectives of multiple stakeholders, including tobacco retailers themselves, public health officials, and Massachusetts residents.

Methods

We conducted in-depth interviews with seven tobacco retailers and ten public health officials from March 2021 to April 2022. Monthly repeated cross-sectional surveys were administered through the online survey panel Prodege from April 2021 to August 2022 (adult sample: N = 765; adolescent sample: N = 900). Themes from interviews were identified by drawing on deductive codes informed by the interview guide, followed by inductive coding of data. Survey data were descriptively analyzed in R.

Results

Key themes included retailer frustration over loss of sales to neighboring states, factors associated with retailer compliance, and the need for increased education regarding the law. Survey results showed that a minority of adolescents (13.3%) and adults (26.1%) who vaped in the past 30-days were traveling to border states to purchase vape products. Less than one-quarter of adolescent participants and less than half of adult participants could correctly identify which products Massachusetts did not sell.

Conclusions

Evidence from the retailer, public health, and end-user perspectives support mutual benefits of adjacent states enacting flavored tobacco sales restrictions, improved policy education for retailers and the public, and improved retailer enforcement.

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马萨诸塞州 2019 年烟草控制现代化法案对烟草零售商环境的影响：多方法研究

背景2019年11月，马萨诸塞州立法机构通过了《烟草控制现代化法案》（An Act Modernizing Tobacco Control），成为第一个限制所有香烟（包括薄荷烟）、电子烟和其他烟草产品零售的州。我们的研究旨在从烟草零售商、公共卫生官员和马萨诸塞州居民等多方利益相关者的角度提供零售商对新法律的体验。方法我们在 2021 年 3 月至 2022 年 4 月期间对 7 名烟草零售商和 10 名公共卫生官员进行了深入访谈。2021 年 4 月至 2022 年 8 月，我们通过在线调查小组 Prodege 每月重复进行横断面调查（成人样本：N = 765；青少年样本：N = 900）。根据访谈指南中的演绎编码确定访谈主题，然后对数据进行归纳编码。调查结果的关键主题包括零售商对邻州销售损失的沮丧、零售商守法的相关因素以及加强法律教育的必要性。调查结果显示，在过去 30 天内吸食过烟草的青少年（13.3%）和成年人（26.1%）中，有少数人前往边境州购买烟草产品。只有不到四分之一的青少年参与者和不到一半的成人参与者能够正确识别哪些产品是马萨诸塞州不销售的。结论从零售商、公共卫生和最终用户的角度来看，有证据支持相邻各州颁布风味烟草销售限制、加强对零售商和公众的政策教育以及改进零售商执法的做法，这对双方都有利。

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Addictive behaviors 医学-药物滥用

CiteScore

8.40

自引率

4.50%

发文量

283

审稿时长

46 days

期刊介绍： Addictive Behaviors is an international peer-reviewed journal publishing high quality human research on addictive behaviors and disorders since 1975. The journal accepts submissions of full-length papers and short communications on substance-related addictions such as the abuse of alcohol, drugs and nicotine, and behavioral addictions involving gambling and technology. We primarily publish behavioral and psychosocial research but our articles span the fields of psychology, sociology, psychiatry, epidemiology, social policy, medicine, pharmacology and neuroscience. While theoretical orientations are diverse, the emphasis of the journal is primarily empirical. That is, sound experimental design combined with valid, reliable assessment and evaluation procedures are a requisite for acceptance. However, innovative and empirically oriented case studies that might encourage new lines of inquiry are accepted as well. Studies that clearly contribute to current knowledge of etiology, prevention, social policy or treatment are given priority. Scholarly commentaries on topical issues, systematic reviews, and mini reviews are encouraged. We especially welcome multimedia papers that incorporate video or audio components to better display methodology or findings. Studies can also be submitted to Addictive Behaviors? companion title, the open access journal Addictive Behaviors Reports, which has a particular interest in ''non-traditional'', innovative and empirically-oriented research such as negative/null data papers, replication studies, case reports on novel treatments, and cross-cultural research.