Promotion and Mitigation Factors Leading to Illegal Tobacco Purchases

Description

This study will investigate the effects of promotion factors and mitigation strategies on legal and illegal tobacco purchases for different tobacco-user types.

Conditions

Cigarette Smoking, Nicotine Vaping

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Study overview

This study will investigate the effects of promotion factors and mitigation strategies on legal and illegal tobacco purchases for different tobacco-user types.

Promotion and Mitigation Factors Leading to Illegal Tobacco Purchases

Promotion and Mitigation Factors Leading to Illegal Tobacco Purchases

Condition
Cigarette Smoking
Intervention / Treatment

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Contacts and Locations

Roanoke

Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC, Roanoke, Virginia, United States, 24016

Participation Criteria

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Eligibility Criteria

  • * Provide informed consent
  • * Be at least 21 years of age or older
  • * Provide a breath sample for measuring carbon monoxide (CO ≥ 8 ppm)
  • * Stable tobacco use patterns for at least two months
  • * Smoke at least 10 cigarettes daily and do not use NVPs regularly (no more than 9 times in the last month).
  • * For dual cigarette/NVP users:
  • * Smoke at least 10 cigarettes daily and use NVPs at least 3 times in a week (report use of closed nicotine salt system)
  • * Have plans to move out of the area
  • * Have a serious or unstable physical or mental health condition
  • * Taking a tobacco cessation medication or medication that interferes with nicotine metabolism, motivation or reinforcement
  • * Report concrete, immediate plans to alter/quit using their usual nicotine products at the beginning of the study
  • * Being pregnant or lactating

Ages Eligible for Study

21 Years to

Sexes Eligible for Study

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Collaborators and Investigators

Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University,

Study Record Dates

2025-03-31