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Tobacco supply and retailing

Research Project

Pharmacists’ views of supplying tobacco

We explored pharmacists’ views on supplying tobacco as a short-term measure designed to reduce smoking prevalence. Once smoking prevalence falls, pharmacy-supply could introduce a health-promotion approach to tobacco supply.

Young adults’ perceptions of the Smokefree generation proposal

We explored how young people aged 17 to 18 perceived the Smokefree generation proposal. A large majority supported this policy and viewed it as protecting them from harms of addiction they had seen affect others.

Social supply of tobacco among Pacific young people

Miriama Matagi Tomasi (Ama) conducted talanoa with 16 young Pacific people to probe their knowledge, observations and experiences of tobacco supply. The sample of mainly non-smokers viewed smoking negatively, though recognised its role in reducing stress.

Whakahā o Te Pā Harakeke

This five-year research programme comprises three whenu that collectively aim to reduce smoking disparities by accelerating progress towards a Smokefree Aotearoa.

Publication or Resource

Marsh, L.
Quigg, R.
Bateman, J.
Public perceptions of tobacco retail reduction policies in New Zealand (Oral presentation).
Presented at the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco 28th Annual Meeting, Baltimore, USA,
March 2022.
Marsh, L.
Doscher, C. Iosua, E.
Quigg, R.
Tomintz, M.
What impact does a tobacco retailer proximity limit have on tobacco availability in New Zealand? (Oral presentation).
Presented at the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco 28th Annual Meeting, Baltimore, USA,
March 2022.
Marsh, L.
Iosua, E.
Quigg, R.
Brillinger, J. Venter, N. Woods, S.
Could we see the end of tobacco being sold in bars and pubs in New Zealand?
Nicotine and Tobacco Research,
ntac094.
Boston, A. Robertson, L.
Hoek, J.
Specialist vape store developments during the implementation of New Zealand’s Smokefree Environments and Regulated Products (Vaping) Amendment Act 2020.
Tobacco Control,
2022.
Edwards, R.
Stanley, J.
Waa, A.
Ball, J.
Kaai, S.C. Ouimet, J. Martin, N. Quah, A.C.K. Fong, G.T.
The New Zealand smokefree 2025 action plan: support for and anticipated behavioural responses to key measures among smokers in the ITC New Zealand (EASE) 2018 and 2020 surveys (Poster).
Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco, Baltimore, Maryland, USA,
March 15-18, 2022.
van der Deen, F.S.
Wilson, N.
Cleghorn, C.L. Kvizhinadze, G. Cobiac, L.J. Nghiem, N. Blakely, T.
Impact of five tobacco endgame strategies on future smoking prevalence, population health and health system costs: two modelling studies to inform the tobacco endgame.
Tobacco Control,
2018;27:278-286 .
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