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Machine learning application for predicting smoking cessation among US adults: An analysis of waves 1-3 of the PATH study by Issabakhsh, Mona, Sánchez-Romero, Luz Maria, Le, Thuy T T, Liber, Alex C, Tan, Jiale, Li, Yameng, Meza, Rafael, Mendez, David, Levy, David T

“…Identifying determinants of smoking cessation is critical for developing optimal cessation treatments and interventions. Machine learning (ML) is becoming more…”
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The smoking and vaping model, A user-friendly model for examining the country-specific impact of nicotine VAPING product use: application to Germany by Sánchez-Romero, Luz María, Liber, Alex C, Li, Yameng, Yuan, Zhe, Tam, Jamie, Travis, Nargiz, Jeon, Jihyoun, Issabakhsh, Mona, Meza, Rafael, Levy, David T

“…Simulation models play an increasingly important role in tobacco control. Models examining the impact of nicotine vaping products (NVPs) and smoking tend to be…”
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Combustible cigarettes cost less to use than e-cigarettes: global evidence and tax policy implications by Liber, Alex C, Drope, Jeffrey M, Stoklosa, Michal

“…BackgroundSome scholars suggest that price differences between combustible cigarettes and e-cigarettes could be effective in moving current combustible smokers…”
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The actual and anticipated effects of restrictions on flavoured electronic nicotine delivery systems: a scoping review by Cadham, Christopher J, Liber, Alex C, Sánchez-Romero, Luz María, Issabakhsh, Mona, Warner, Kenneth E, Meza, Rafael, Levy, David T

“…Abstract Objective To synthesize the outcomes of policy evaluations of flavoured electronic nicotine delivery systems (ENDS) restrictions. Data sources PubMed,…”
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Moving Beyond Policy Adoption-The Necessity of Understanding the Whys and Hows by Liber, Alex C

“…By 2019, leading public health organizations and tobacco companies alike, although driven by different motives, supported Tobacco 21 laws.2 A chapter of…”
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The role of flavored electronic nicotine delivery systems in smoking cessation: A systematic review by Liber, Alex C., Knoll, Marie, Cadham, Christopher J., Issabakhsh, Mona, Oh, Hayoung, Cook, Steve, Warner, Kenneth E., Mistry, Ritesh, Levy, David T.

“…•Regulators are considering limiting sales of flavored electronic nicotine delivery systems.•We need to know whether the use of flavored ENDS affects smoking…”
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An examination of quitting smoking as a reason for vaping by the type of nicotine vaping device used most often among adults who smoke and vape: Findings from the Canada, England and the United States 2020 ITC Smoking and Vaping Survey by Gravely, Shannon, Yong, Hua-Hie, Reid, Jessica L., East, Katherine A., Liber, Alex C., Michael Cummings, K., Quah, Anne C.K., Fong, Geoffrey T., Hammond, David

“…•7 in 10 adults who smoked and vaped in 2020 reported that vaping may help them quit smoking.•Across the three studied countries, most adults who smoked and…”
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Using Regulatory Stances to See All the Commercial Determinants of Health by LIBER, ALEX C.

“…Policy Points The commercial determinants of health (CDoH) concept, which currently focuses on markets that harm health, should be expanded to refer to the…”
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Who's still smoking? Disparities in adult cigarette smoking prevalence in the United States by Drope, Jeffrey, Liber, Alex C., Cahn, Zachary, Stoklosa, Michal, Kennedy, Rosemary, Douglas, Clifford E., Henson, Rosemarie, Drope, Jacqui

“…The continuing high prevalence of cigarette smoking among specific subpopulations, many of them vulnerable, is one of the most pressing challenges facing the…”
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The Need for Better Compliance Assurance Mechanisms to Protect Young People by Liber, Alex C

“…In their new article, Henriksen et al. declare that assurances of voluntary compliance (AVCs) are a promising regulatory mechanism to combat underage tobacco…”
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Tobacco 21 adoption decreased sales of cigarette brands purchased by young people: a translation of population health survey data to gain insight into market data for policy analysis by Liber, Alex C, Xue, Zheng, Cahn, Zachary, Drope, Jeffrey, Stoklosa, Michal

“…Policies raising the minimum age of sale of tobacco products to 21 (T21) proliferated at state and local levels across the USA before a federal policy was…”
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Cross-State Border Nicotine Vaping Products Purchase-Early Evidence From State Emergency Sales Restrictions in 2019 by Cheng, Kai-Wen, Liber, Alex C, Levy, David T

“…While retail sales and retailer inspection studies generally indicate high compliance with state sales restrictions on Nicotine Vaping Products (NVPs) within…”
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The EVALI outbreak and tobacco sales in the USA, 2014-2020 by Liber, Alex C, Cahn, Zachary, Diaz, Megan C, Donovan, Emily, Vallone, Donna, Schillo, Barbara

“…The E-cigarette, or Vaping Product-Use Associated Lung Injury (EVALI) Outbreak of 2019 hospitalised thousands and killed dozens of people in the USA and raised…”
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How Complete Are Tobacco Sales Data? Assessing the Comprehensiveness of US Tobacco Product Retail Sales Data Through Comparisons to Excise Tax Collections by Liber, Alex C, Faraji, Maryam, Ranganathan, Radhika, Friedman, Abigail S

“…Sales data analyses are increasingly used to guide tobacco regulatory science. However, such data do not cover specialist retailers like vape shops or…”
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Has Underreporting of Cigarette Consumption Changed Over Time? Estimates Derived From US National Health Surveillance Systems Between 1965 and 2015 by Liber, Alex C, Warner, Kenneth E

“…Abstract According to survey data, the prevalence of Americans’ self-reported cigarette smoking is dropping steadily. However, the accuracy of national surveys…”
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MRTP claim authorisation and General Snus sales in the USA: evidence from a difference-in-differences model by Liber, Alex C, Seidenberg, Andrew B, Pesko, Michael F

“…The 2009 Tobacco Control Act granted the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) regulatory authority over tobacco products, including the ability to authorise…”
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Key issues surrounding the health impacts of electronic nicotine delivery systems (ENDS) and other sources of nicotine by Drope, Jeffrey, Cahn, Zachary, Kennedy, Rosemary, Liber, Alex C., Stoklosa, Michal, Henson, Rosemarie, Douglas, Clifford E., Drope, Jacqui

“…Answer questions and earn CME/CNE Over the last decade, the use of electronic nicotine delivery systems (ENDS), including the electronic cigarette or…”
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Poland is not replicating the HTP experience in Japan: a cautionary note by Liber, Alex C, Cadham, Christopher, Cummings, Michael, Levy, David T, Pesko, Michael

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A Proposed Policy Agenda For Electronic Cigarettes In The US: Product, Price, Place, And Promotion by Warner, Kenneth E, Kiessling, Karalyn A, Douglas, Clifford E, Liber, Alex C

“…Growth in the market for electronic cigarettes (e-cigarettes) raises complex questions about the devices' public health implications and, hence, challenging…”
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Public health impact of a US ban on menthol in cigarettes and cigars: a simulation study by Levy, David T, Meza, Rafael, Yuan, Zhe, Li, Yameng, Cadham, Christopher, Sanchez-Romero, Luz Maria, Travis, Nargiz, Knoll, Marie, Liber, Alex C, Mistry, Ritesh, Hirschtick, Jana L, Fleischer, Nancy L, Skolnick, Sarah, Brouwer, Andrew F, Douglas, Cliff, Jeon, Jihyoun, Cook, Steven, Warner, Kenneth E

“…The US Food and Drug Administration most recently announced its intention to ban menthol cigarettes and cigars nationwide in April 2021. Implementation of the…”
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