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The impact of the 2006 Scottish smoke-free legislation on sales of nicotine replacement therapy

In: Lewis , S A , Haw , S J & McNeill , A 2008 , ' The impact of the 2006 Scottish smoke-free legislation on sales of nicotine replacement therapy ' NICOTINE AND TOBACCO RESEARCH , vol 10 , no. 12 , pp. 1789-92 . DOI:10.1080/14622200802443510

Lewis, Sarah A; Haw, Sally J; McNeill, Ann

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Abstract

This study used over-the-counter (OTC) sales of nicotine replacement therapy (NRT) to investigate the impact of the introduction of smoke-free legislation in Scotland in March 2006 on smoking cessation behaviour. The time series of NRT sales (units and value) in Scotland from 2004 to 2006 were compared with the same period for the rest of the UK, and analysed using an ARIMA time series model. There was a significant increase in units and value of NRT sales in Scotland in the first 6 months of 2006 (p

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