title: The impact of the 2010 Polish smoke-free legislation on the popularity and sales of electronic cigarettes.
abstract: Electronic cigarettes, also called e-cigarettes or electronic nicotine delivery systems (ENDS), have become widely available globally, particularly via the Internet. They are considered by many users as a safe alternative to regular cigarettes, and some use them for smoking cessation. We investigated whether the implementation of new tobacco control legislation in Poland affected the popularity and sales of ENDS. This study monitored Google searches and online sales before and after the implementation of new tobacco control legislation in November 2010. The study demonstrated that the implementation of the smoke-free legislation was associated with only a temporary increase in ENDS online popularity in Poland. In longer time frames, there was decrease in ENDS online popularity and sales in Poland after implementation of the smoke-free policy.
authors.affiliation: 1 Department of Health Behavior, Division of Cancer Prevention and Population Sciences, Roswell Park Cancer Institute, Buffalo, NY, USA maciej.goniewicz@roswellpark.org.
authors.forename: Maciej L
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Goniewicz
authors.affiliation: 2 Department of Chemical Hazards and Genetic Toxicology, Institute of Occupational Medicine and Environmental Health, Sosnowiec, Poland3 Department of General and Analytical Chemistry, School of Pharmacy and Laboratory Medicine, Medical University of Silesia, Sosnowiec, Poland.
authors.forename: Leon
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Kosmider
authors.affiliation: 4 Institute of Drug Chemistry, School of Pharmacy and Laboratory Medicine, Medical University of Silesia, Sosnowiec, Poland.
authors.forename: Marcin
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Delijewski
authors.affiliation: 3 Department of General and Analytical Chemistry, School of Pharmacy and Laboratory Medicine, Medical University of Silesia, Sosnowiec, Poland.
authors.forename: Jakub
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Knysak
authors.affiliation: 2 Department of Chemical Hazards and Genetic Toxicology, Institute of Occupational Medicine and Environmental Health, Sosnowiec, Poland.
authors.forename: Patryk
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Ochota
authors.affiliation: 2 Department of Chemical Hazards and Genetic Toxicology, Institute of Occupational Medicine and Environmental Health, Sosnowiec, Poland3 Department of General and Analytical Chemistry, School of Pharmacy and Laboratory Medicine, Medical University of Silesia, Sosnowiec, Poland.
authors.forename: Andrzej
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Sobczak
mesh_terms: D003132:Commerce / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D066300:Electronic Nicotine Delivery Systems / Q000191:economics / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006801:Humans; D020407:Internet; D011044:Poland; D061845:Smoke-Free Policy / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*