The Illegal Experimental Tobacco Marketplace I: Effects of Vaping Product Bans.
Roberta Freitas-LemosJeffrey S SteinAllison N TeggeBrent A KaplanBryan W HeckmanK Michael CummingsWarren K BickelPublished in: Nicotine & tobacco research : official journal of the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco (2021)
This study suggests that limiting or banning vaping products as a possible strategy to reduce the adverse effects of vaping products could result in some tobacco-users seeking banned products from illegal sources. Monetary fines were shown to reduce illegal purchases. Therefore, policymakers should consider implementing strategies that may mitigate illegal purchases.