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Effects of Tax Proposals and Cigarette Availability on Tobacco Purchasing

Description

This study will investigate the effects of normal-nicotine versus low-nicotine cigarette availability in the context of four tax proposals (Tobacco Parity, Nicotine-Content, Harm-Reduction, and Modified Risk Tobacco Product-based taxes) on tobacco product purchasing patterns in a virtual marketplace.

Conditions

Cigarette Smoking
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Study Details

Study overview

This study will investigate the effects of normal-nicotine versus low-nicotine cigarette availability in the context of four tax proposals (Tobacco Parity, Nicotine-Content, Harm-Reduction, and Modified Risk Tobacco Product-based taxes) on tobacco product purchasing patterns in a virtual marketplace.

The Impact of Availability of Conventional Cigarettes and LNCs in the Context of Innovative Tax Proposals

Effects of Tax Proposals and Cigarette Availability on Tobacco Purchasing

Condition
Cigarette Smoking
Intervention / Treatment

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Contacts and Locations

Buffalo

Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center, Buffalo, New York, United States, 14263

Roanoke

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

Participation Criteria

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Eligibility Criteria

  • * provide informed consent
  • * provide a breath carbon monoxide sample ≥ 8 ppm,
  • * be at least 21 years of age (the legal age to purchase tobacco),
  • * smoke at least 10 cigarettes daily, and
  • * use other tobacco products less than weekly.
  • * report uncontrolled physical or mental health conditions (e.g., uncontrolled diabetes, high blood pressure, major depressive disorder, etc.),
  • * use of smoking cessation medications (e.g., nicotine replacement, bupropion, varenicline) in the past 30 days,
  • * report concrete, immediate plans to alter/quit using their usual tobacco products in the next 30 days,
  • * be pregnant or lactating, or
  • * have plans to move out of the area during the experiment.

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,

Jeff S Stein, Ph.D., PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR, Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC

Christine E Sheffer, Ph.D., PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR, Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center

Study Record Dates

2026-07