Grant Details
| Grant Number: | 5R01CA117108-04 Interpret this number |
| Primary Investigator: | O'Connor, Richard |
| Organization: | Roswell Park Cancer Institute Corp |
| Project Title: | Evaluating Low Ignition Propensity Cigarette Legislation |
| Fiscal Year: | 2009 |
Abstract
DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): Cigarette-attributable fires caused 10,130 deaths in the United States from 1990 to 1999. Recently-enacted laws in New York State (effective 28 June 2004) and Canada (effective 1 October 2005) regulate the ignition propensity of cigarettes, requiring that the majority of tested cigarettes self-extinguish when left unattended. The goal of the proposed study is to expand the science base on the regulation of cigarette fire risks through a program of transdisciplinary research that would rigorously evaluate the policy and its potential intended and unintended consequences. We propose five interrelated studies to investigate the effects of low ignition propensity (LIP) legislation on fire incidence, cigarette design, smoker behaviors, and toxin exposures. Aim 1 will examine the incidence of fires in NY, Massachusetts (MA), and Ontario (ON) before and after the implementations of LIP laws in NY and ON, allowing for both pre-post comparisons within sites, and contemporaneous comparisons between sites. Aim 2 will survey 1,800 smokers across the three sites above to determine their perceptions of their cigarettes, smoking behaviors, fire precautionary practices, experiences with cigarette-related fires, and beliefs about LIP laws. Aim 3 will examine the smoking topography and toxin exposures of 60 smokers each in NY, MA, and ON to determine if LIP cigarettes alter smoking behavior or exposure to smoke toxins (CO, NNAL, PAHs). Aim 4 will examine changes in cigarette design (blend, tobacco weight, circumference, ventilation, paper citrate, paper porosity, rod moisture) due to the LIP laws, and whether these changes significantly affect ignition propensity or thermal performance. Aim 5 will examine tobacco industry documents and patents on LIP cigarette designs, with the goal of developing a LIP cigarette documents and patents collection and examine trends in technology. Taken together, these studies comprise a comprehensive evaluation of the potential impacts of this harm-reduction policy, which will inform policymakers in other jurisdictions considering similar regulations.
Publications
Influence of measurement setting and home smoking policy on smoking topography.
Authors: June KM, Norton KJ, Rees VW, O'Connor RJ
Source: Addict Behav, 2012 Jan;37(1), p. 42-6.
EPub date: 2011 Aug 2.
PMID: 21862228
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Grant Numbers:
| NCI NIH HHS - R01-CA-125224 | NCI NIH HHS - R01-CA-117108 | NCI NIH HHS - R01 CA117108-04 |
MeSH Terms:
Smokers' self-reported responses to the introduction of reduced ignition propensity (RIP) cigarettes.
Authors: Seidenberg AB, Rees VW, Alpert HR, O'Connor RJ, Giovino GA, Hyland A, Connolly GN
Source: Tob Control, 2012 May;21(3), p. 337-40.
EPub date: 2011 Jul 12.
PMID: 21752794
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Grant Numbers:
| NCI NIH HHS - R01CA117108 |
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Ignition strength of 25 international cigarette brands.
Authors: Seidenberg AB, Rees VW, Alpert HR, O'Connor RJ, Connolly GN
Source: Tob Control, 2011 Jan;20(1), p. 77-80.
EPub date: 2010 Oct 24.
PMID: 20974622
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Grant Numbers:
| NCI NIH HHS - R01 CA117108 | NCI NIH HHS - P50 CA111236 |
MeSH Terms:
| United States | Smoking | Fires |
| Reference Values | Consumer Product Safety | Internationality |
Does switching to reduced ignition propensity cigarettes alter smoking behavior or exposure to tobacco smoke constituents?
Authors: O'Connor RJ, Rees VW, Norton KJ, Cummings KM, Connolly GN, Alpert HR, Sjödin A, Romanoff L, Li Z, June KM, Giovino GA
Source: Nicotine Tob Res, 2010 Oct;12(10), p. 1011-8.
EPub date: 2010 Aug 30.
PMID: 20805292
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Grant Numbers:
| NCI NIH HHS - R01CA117108 |
MeSH Terms:
| Young Adult | Smoking | Humans |
| Smoking Cessation | Adult | Middle Aged |
| Adolescent | Male | Female |
The impact of reduced ignition propensity cigarette regulation on smoking behaviour in a cohort of Ontario smokers.
Authors: O'Connor RJ, Fix BV, Hammond D, Giovino GA, Hyland A, Fong GT, Cummings KM
Source: Inj Prev, 2010 Dec;16(6), p. 420-2.
EPub date: 2010 Jul 19.
PMID: 20643872
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Grant Numbers:
| NCI NIH HHS - 1 R01 CA117108 |
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Recent Advances in Cigarette Ignition Propensity Research and Development.
Authors: Alpert HR, O'Connor RJ, Spalletta R, Connolly GN
Source: Fire Technol, 2010 Apr 1;46(2), p. 275-289.
PMID: 20495669
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Grant Numbers:
| NCI NIH HHS - R01 CA117108-03 | NCI NIH HHS - R01 CA117108-02 | NCI NIH HHS - R01 CA117108-01A1 |
Prevalence of behaviors related to cigarette-caused fires: a survey of Ontario smokers.
Authors: O'Connor RJ, Bauer JE, Giovino GA, Hammond D, Hyland A, Fong GT, Cummings KM
Source: Inj Prev, 2007 Aug;13(4), p. 237-42.
PMID: 17686933
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Grant Numbers:
| NCI NIH HHS - 1 P50 CA111236 | NCI NIH HHS - 1 R01 CA117108 |
MeSH Terms:
| Fires | Humans | Aged |
| Smoking | Accidents | Risk Reduction Behavior |
| Canada | Aged, 80 and over | Risk Factors |
| Adult | Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice | Incidence |
| Middle Aged | Adolescent | Female |
| Male |
