Support for Policies to Prohibit the Sale of Menthol Cigarettes and All Tobacco Products Among Adults, 2021
Maeh Al-Shawaf, Kya N. Grooms, Margaret Mahoney, Natasha Buchanan Lunsford, Deirdre Lawrence Kittner
Abstract
This study assessed support for commercial tobacco retail policies among adults. Data came from SpringStyles 2021, a web panel survey of adults in the US aged 18 years or older (N = 6,455). Overall, 62.3% of adults supported a policy prohibiting the sale of menthol cigarettes, and 57.3% supported a policy prohibiting the sale of all tobacco products. A majority of adults supported tobacco retail policies aimed at preventing initiation, promoting quitting, and reducing tobacco-related disparities. These findings can help inform federal, state, and local efforts to prohibit the sale of tobacco products, including menthol cigarettes.
Topics & Concepts
MedicinePublic healthDiseaseHealth promotionMentholPromotion (chess)Chronic diseasePublic health policyTobacco useEnvironmental healthTobacco controlHealth policyFamily medicineNursingPopulationPathologyChemistryPolitical scienceLawOrganic chemistryPoliticsSmoking Behavior and CessationAir Quality and Health ImpactsGlobal Public Health Policies and Epidemiology