title: Public attitudes regarding banning of cigarettes and regulation of nicotine.
abstract: Knowledge of current public opinion is important as the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) applies the best scientific evidence available to tobacco product regulation. Based on a nationally representative survey of the US adult population, we report 43% support for banning of cigarettes, 65% for reducing nicotine, and 77% for reducing nicotine if such an action could cause fewer children to become addicted to cigarettes. The FDA should consider protecting children by removing all but non-addictive cigarettes from the marketplace.
authors.affiliation: Center for Global Tobacco Control, Department of Society, Human Development, and Health, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, MA 02215, USA.
authors.forename: Gregory N
authors.initials: GN
authors.lastname: Connolly
authors.forename: Ilan
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Behm
authors.forename: Cheryl G
authors.initials: CG
authors.lastname: Healton
authors.forename: Hillel R
authors.initials: HR
authors.lastname: Alpert
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001741:Black or African American / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D001294:Attitude to Health; D033161:Government Regulation; D006306:Health Surveys; D006630:Hispanic or Latino / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006801:Humans; D007880:Legislation, Drug; D009538:Nicotine; D011639:Public Opinion; D012907:Smoking / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D000074606:Smoking Prevention; D019460:Tobacco Industry / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D014481:United States; D014486:United States Food and Drug Administration / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D044465:White People / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D055815:Young Adult
chemical_list: D009538:Nicotine