European Tobacco Products Directive (TPD): current impact and future steps.
Tob Control
; 31(2): 198-201, 2022 03.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1891897
ABSTRACT
Efforts to reduce the toll of tobacco-related morbidity and mortality in the European Union are spearheaded by the Tobacco Products Directive (TPD), a legal act implemented during 2016-2021, with the overall aim to reduce tobacco consumption by 2% in Europe. Within this time frame, several core tobacco control measures were implemented, the impact of which is outlined within this manuscript. Key successful legislative actions implemented in this time frame led to greater availability of information and further regulation of additives, the banning of mentholated cigarettes, enhanced pictorial package warnings and a regulatory framework for e-cigarettes. While repeated cross-sectional data indicated a 12.5% relative reduction in smoking prevalence after implementation of the TPD, the differential regulation of cigarettes and roll-your-own tobacco compared with other products, such as cigarillos, e-cigarettes and heated tobacco products, may have also led to product displacement. Moreover, as the TPD could not keep up with the ever-changing nicotine product landscape, further adaptations may be needed.
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International databases
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Tobacco Products
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Electronic Nicotine Delivery Systems
Type of study:
Experimental Studies
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Observational study
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Randomized controlled trials
Limits:
Humans
Language:
English
Journal:
Tob Control
Journal subject:
Substance-Related Disorders
Year:
2022
Document Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Tobaccocontrol-2021-056548
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