Tobacco resourse-including ACA and Tobacco

Study Finds E-Cigarettes Used Primarily for Quitting Smoking

Three-quarters of people who use e-cigarettes say their motivation was to replace cigarettes, a new survey finds. People using e-cigarettes believe they are safer than regular cigarettes, the researchers say.

 Is Snus the Same as Dip? Smokers' Perceptions of New Smokeless Tobacco Advertising.  Tobacco Control (Mar 2013). Current smoker responses to snus advertising are not consistent with harm reduction. 

 Toolkit: Tobacco Cessation and the Affordable Care Act.  American Lung Association.  Contains materials and analyses exploring ACA provisions that address tobacco cessation and prevention, as well as factsheets, template letters, and other helpful tools.

·         Fact sheet: The Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act and the Affordable Care Act: Implications for Coverage of Tobacco Cessation Benefits.  Tobacco Control Legal Consortium.  Addresses how these federal laws affect insurance coverage for one type of substance use disorder benefits: tobacco cessation benefits.

·         Implementation of tobacco cessation coverage under the Affordable Care Act: Understanding how Private Health Insurance Policies Cover Tobacco Cessation Treatments.  The Georgetown University Health Policy Institute, with funding from the Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids. Report concludes that many private insurance plans are failing to provide coverage for smoking cessation treatment as required by the Affordable Care Act.