"Our finding that increases in cigarette prices were associated with quitting smoking in the older population suggests that cigarette taxes may be a particularly effective lever for behavior change." The study consisted of smokers age 44 to 84 from six different areas in the United States, including the Bronx, Chicago, and the county where Winston-Salem, N.C., is located, and data was from the 2002 to 2012 Multi-Ethnic Study of Artherosclerosis, or MESA
It will be important for the US FDA, WHO, and regulatory agencies in other countries who are working to implement FCTC articles 911 to insist on receiving all drafts of the study protocol (taking particular care to not allow the tobacco companies to use lawyer involvement in the process as a way to avoid disclosure) together with the raw data to reduce the likelihood of the problems identified in this paper
Accessed October 2017 via publications/intelligence-products/illicit-drug-data-report-0 Morefield, K.M., Keane, M., Felgate, P., White, J.M
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