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Triangulating Abuse Liability Assessment For Flavoured Cigar Products Using Physiological, Behavioural Economic And Subjective Assessments: A Within-Subjects Clinical Laboratory Protocol, Catherine S. Wall, Rose S. Bono, Rebecca C. Lester, Cosima Hoetger, Thokozeni Lipato, Mignonne C. Guy, Thomas E. Eissenberg, Warren K. Bickel, Andrew J. Barnes, Caroline O. Cobb
Triangulating Abuse Liability Assessment For Flavoured Cigar Products Using Physiological, Behavioural Economic And Subjective Assessments: A Within-Subjects Clinical Laboratory Protocol, Catherine S. Wall, Rose S. Bono, Rebecca C. Lester, Cosima Hoetger, Thokozeni Lipato, Mignonne C. Guy, Thomas E. Eissenberg, Warren K. Bickel, Andrew J. Barnes, Caroline O. Cobb
Health Behavior and Policy Publications
Introduction
In the USA, Food and Drug Administration regulations prohibit the sale of flavoured cigarettes, with menthol being the exception. However, the manufacture, advertisement and sale of flavoured cigar products are permitted. Such flavourings influence positive perceptions of tobacco products and are linked to increased use. Flavourings may mask the taste of tobacco and enhance smoke inhalation, influencing toxicant exposure and abuse liability among novice tobacco users. Using clinical laboratory methods, this study investigates how flavour availability affects measures of abuse liability in young adult cigarette smokers. The specific aims are to evaluate the effect of cigar flavours on nicotine …
Tobacco Use And Health Insurance Literacy Among Vulnerable Populations: Implications For Health Reform, Robert T. Braun, Yaniv Hanoch, Andrew J. Barnes
Tobacco Use And Health Insurance Literacy Among Vulnerable Populations: Implications For Health Reform, Robert T. Braun, Yaniv Hanoch, Andrew J. Barnes
Health Behavior and Policy Publications
Background: Under the Affordable Care Act (ACA), millions of Americans have been enrolling in the health insurance marketplaces. Nearly 20% of them are tobacco users. As part of the ACA, tobacco users may face up to 50% higher premiums that are not eligible for tax credits. Tobacco users, along with the uninsured and racial/ethnic minorities targeted by ACA coverage expansions, are among those most likely to suffer from low health literacy – a key ingredient in the ability to understand, compare, choose, and use coverage, referred to as health insurance literacy. Whether tobacco users choose enough coverage in the marketplaces …