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  • Public Health
  • Tobacco Control
  • Behavioral Science

Background:

  • Reducing daily cigarette consumption is linked to increased smoking cessation success.
  • Cigarette pack size capping is a potential public health policy, but its causal impact on consumption is not well understood.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the causal effect of reduced cigarette pack size on daily cigarette consumption.
  • To test the hypothesis that decreasing pack size from 25 to 20 cigarettes reduces the number of cigarettes smoked per day.

Main Methods:

  • A randomized controlled cross-over trial was conducted with adult smokers in Canada.
  • Participants completed two 14-day intervention periods, smoking their usual brand from either 20- or 25-cigarette packs, with randomized order.
  • Daily cigarette consumption was the primary outcome measure.

Main Results:

  • Participants smoked fewer cigarettes per day when using 20-cigarette packs (mean 15.7) compared to 25-cigarette packs (mean 16.9).
  • After adjusting for covariates, participants smoked an estimated 1.3 fewer cigarettes per day (7.6% reduction) from 20-cigarette packs.
  • This reduction was statistically significant (95% CI: -1.7 to -0.9 for cigarettes per day).

Conclusions:

  • Smoking cigarettes from 20-count packs, compared to 25-count packs, leads to a reduction in daily cigarette consumption.
  • This study provides evidence supporting pack size reduction as an effective tobacco control strategy.
  • Lowering cigarette pack sizes is a viable policy to decrease overall smoking rates.