Open AccessUse of Pharmacy Data to Evaluate Smoking Regulations’ Impact on Sales of Nicotine Replacement Therapies in New York City
Author(s) -
Kristina B. Metzger,
Farzad Mostashari,
Bonnie D. Kerker
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
american journal of public health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.284
H-Index - 264
eISSN - 1541-0048
pISSN - 0090-0036
DOI - 10.2105/ajph.2004.048025
Subject(s) - excise , pharmacy , nicotine replacement therapy , nicotine , smoking cessation , environmental health , medicine , business , smoke , tobacco product , public economics , marketing , family medicine , economics , political science , law , geography , pathology , meteorology
Recently, New York City and New York State increased cigarette excise taxes and New York City implemented a smoke-free workplace law. To assess the impact of these policies on smoking cessation in New York City, we examined over-the-counter sales of nicotine replacement therapy (NRT) products.