2005
DOI: 10.1377/hlthaff.24.6.1601
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New Cigarette Brands With Flavors That Appeal To Youth: Tobacco Marketing Strategies

Abstract: Tobacco manufacturers have recently introduced a proliferation of exotic brands featuring candylike flavors. We reviewed internal tobacco industry documents and patents to assess the role of flavored cigarettes in the targeting of young smokers. This research revealed the development of flavor delivery technologies hidden from consumers and public health professionals, including the use of a plastic pellet placed in the cigarette filter. These findings raise concerns as to the potential added health risks asso… Show more

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“…1,2 Nigerians still smoke much less than Europeans, but gradually Nigeria's smoking rates are increasing, especially among youth. [3][4][5][6] The change portends a most unwelcome burden of smoking-related illness. With better policies, monitoring, and enforcement, Nigeria could avoid this impending disaster.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…1,2 Nigerians still smoke much less than Europeans, but gradually Nigeria's smoking rates are increasing, especially among youth. [3][4][5][6] The change portends a most unwelcome burden of smoking-related illness. With better policies, monitoring, and enforcement, Nigeria could avoid this impending disaster.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Nicotinefree e-cigarettes, often marketed as e-shishas or e-hookahs, contain nicotine-free liquids and appealing aromas such as chocolate, vanilla, and fruits. It is known from tobacco control research that especially those additives appeal to adolescents [3,43,44]. For this reason, such additives are banned in traditional cigarettes by the EU tobacco product directive, but not in e-cigarettes.…”
Section: Inform About Product Details and Warn About The Consequencesmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…One purpose is to target specific subpopulations with brands designed to overcome barriers to use associated with the taste of the product. For example, youth and women have been targeted in this way Carpenter, Wayne, Pauly, Koh, & Connolly, 2005).…”
Section: What We Know About Nicotinementioning
confidence: 99%