Policy approaches to reduce the recreational use of tobacco and nicotine products

Tobacco control policies such as price and tax strategies, graphic health warnings, and smoke-free spaces are valuable policy tools for reducing exposure to tobacco products and second-hand smoke. While there is substantial research on the effectiveness of many of the current policies aimed at reducing cigarette use, less is known about effective policies to reduce e-cigarette use due to it being a comparatively newer product. This rapid synthesis examines the effectiveness of cigarette and e-cigarette policy approaches in four high-income countries, Aotearoa New Zealand, Australia, the United Kingdom (U.K.), and the United States (U.S.).