A two-cigarette strategy would prohibit young smokers from buying addictive cigarettes.
The age to purchase addictive cigarettes might be set at 21. Better yet, sales of addictive cigarettes could be restricted to individuals born 19 or more years before the two-cigarette strategy was put into effect.
If there is a change in New York jurors' attitudes, that could be a major blow to the cigarette companies' strategy of arguing that smokers must bear responsibility for their decisions to smoke.
For instance, during the first 5 years after deregulation, aggressive foreign cigarette marketing strategies were associated with a 13% increase in the prevalence of smoking by young adult males, and the market share of foreign cigarettes among young smokers grew to exceed domestic cigarettes by 3 to 1 [ 5].
After controlling for other TC strategies, cigarette costliness and individual characteristics, average consumption was associated with GRPs in the previous month (Table 1).
More generally, the industry is hoping the Obama administration adopts a "harm reduction" strategy toward cigarettes, rather than a policy of strict cessation.
"E-cigarettes are a promising strategy in helping people quit," says Michael Siegel, a Boston University School of Public Health physician and community health professor.
The 2009 2010 NATS does not collect information for all price minimisation strategies, including cigarette purchases from states with lower price.
Conversely, reducing consumption of alcohol and cigarettes is an effective strategy with which to reduce betel nut consumption.
Fourth, as noted above, the 2009 2010 NATS does not collect information for all price minimisation strategies, including cigarette purchases from states with lower price.
After controlling for other TC strategies and cigarette costliness, as well as individual characteristics, smoking prevalence was associated with GRPs 2 months previous (Table 1).
