The short-term and long-term associations between receiving tobacco discounts/coupons and smoking cessation among US adult cigarette smokers with intention to quit.

This study found that among baseline current established cigarette smokers with intention to quit in the US, baseline receipt of cigarette discounts/coupons was negatively associated with cigarette smoking cessation for both 1-year follow-up and 2-year follow-up. Baseline receipt of discounts/coupons for e-cigarettes, cigars, and other tobacco products were not consistently significantly associated with cigarette smoking cessation at follow-up. Our study results indicated that policies restricting cigarette coupons may help increase the likelihood of successful smoking cessation for smokers with intention to quit.