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> Raising the cost of tobacco has over half the effect of getting people to quit or never start. Also very important is banning smoking in public places and har
by mabbo 9y ago
> Raising the cost of tobacco has over half the effect of getting people to quit or never start. Also very important is banning smoking in public places and hard-hitting, scary, advertisements spending about $1 to $2 per capita. Clinical interventions such as doctors speaking with patients about quitting, providing nicotine replacement therapy, and telephone counseling support are also important. But most of the gains are from the public policy initiatives.
Statistically, empirically, which of those things actually work? I've heard time and time again that scary ads don't seem to do a damn thing, while raising prices actually seems to have an overly large impact.
- davidf18 9y agoThis article co-authored by NYC's then Health Commissioner and Mayor Bloomberg (which I believe is a free download) provides the evidence of the various interventions along with footnotes. http://www.thelancet.com/article/S0140-6736(07)60782-X/abstract http://www.thelancet.com/article/S0140-6736(07)60782-X/abstr... > I've heard time and time again that scary ads don't seem to do a damn thing Whenever the TV ads are run, a number of people call to quit. Dr. Frieden has given sworn testimony how cost effective the TV ads are.
- mabbo 9y agoSworn testimony is anecdotal. And while anecdotal evidence does have some credence, it doesn't beat a real study.
- davidf18 9y agoFrieden and Bloomberg are very, very data driven. He provided data to back up his statements. He showed the cost/benefit analysis. Also, the Frieden, Bloomberg article I cited has additional information from a Lancet peer-reviewed article.