The US tobacco control community's view of the future of tobacco harm reduction

摘要: Objective: Tobacco harm reduction (THR) has garnered recent attention due to the introduction of novel nicotine delivery products ostensibly intended reduce risk for inveterate cigarette smokers. This study evaluates grassroots tobacco control community's knowledge, opinions, and beliefs about THR. Design: A web/mail survey conducted in October November 2002, with a telephone sample non-respondents. Subjects: The 2833 US based registrants 2001 National Conference on or Health. Main outcome measures: Respondents' awareness THR, perception its importance, support regulation, which THR should be recommended Results: 70% respondents were aware but had low recognition specific at forefront debate, such as Swedish snuff. Half believe will smoking cessation cause experimentation by children; 63% anticipate unintended adverse side effects. More expect have negative than positive impact health. Large majorities government regulation conventional products, fewer 30% legislation regulating either. Most would recommend patches (76%) gum (70%) smokers, no other product was supported majority. Scientists are more supportive activists, while focusing national/international issues those concentrating local/state issues. Conclusions: Many members community unaware "movement", others possess only rudimentary familiarity it. If achieves an increasingly prominent role tobacco-or-health scene, this become educated prepared advocate regulatory policies that maximise potential outcomes. outcomes remains significant.