Analysis of Wholesale Cigarette Sales in Canada After Menthol Cigarette Bans

Michael Chaiton; Robert Schwartz; Anasua Kundu; Christopher Houston; Robert Nugent

doi:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2021.33673

Analysis of Wholesale Cigarette Sales in Canada After Menthol Cigarette Bans

JAMA Netw Open. 2021 Nov 1;4(11):e2133673. doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2021.33673.

Authors

Michael Chaiton^{1

2}, Robert Schwartz^{1

2}, Anasua Kundu^{1

2}, Christopher Houston³, Robert Nugent³

Affiliations

¹ Ontario Tobacco Research Unit, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
² Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
³ Office of Research and Surveillance, Tobacco Control Directorate, Health Canada, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.

Abstract

This economic evaluation uses wholesale cigarette sales data from manufacturers to compare cigarette sales before and after implementation of provincial and federal bans of menthol cigarettes in Canada.

Publication types

Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.

MeSH terms

Canada
Commerce / statistics & numerical data*
Drug and Narcotic Control*
Health Plan Implementation / statistics & numerical data*
Humans
Menthol / economics*
Tobacco Products / economics*
Tobacco Products / legislation & jurisprudence
Tobacco Products / supply & distribution

Substances

Menthol