How adults use cigarettes, vapes, and heated tobacco across countries
Predicting and Understanding the Use of Nicotine Products In a Rapidly Evolving Nicotine Marketplace: The International Nicotine Product, Policy, and Market (INPAM) Study
This project tracks how adults in different countries use cigarettes, e-cigarettes (vapes), and heated tobacco products and how policies and industry actions shape those choices.
Quick facts
| Grant type | P01 program project |
|---|---|
| Study type | NIH-funded research |
| Funding institution | Medical University of South Carolina NIH-funded |
| Lab location | 1 site (Charleston, United States) |
| Project ID | NIH-11188993 on NIH RePORTER |
What this research studies
You would be asked to complete surveys and share information about your use of cigarettes, e-cigarettes, or heated tobacco products so researchers can track who uses each product and how people switch between them. The team compares people across countries with different laws and industry practices, using a framework focused on product, price, placement, and promotion. They combine repeated surveys and market data to watch changes over time and model how policies influence behavior. For this renewal they are adding heated tobacco products to their earlier cigarette-and-vape comparisons.
Who could benefit from this research
Good fit: Adults (including young adults) who live in one of the participating countries and who currently use or formerly used cigarettes, e-cigarettes, or heated tobacco products and are willing to complete surveys or share usage information.
Not a fit: People under local age limits, those who do not live in the participating countries, or individuals who do not use nicotine products and do not wish to provide usage information may not benefit directly.
Why it matters
Potential benefit: If successful, the findings could help shape policies that reduce smoking- and nicotine-related harms and prevent people from switching to equally risky products.
How similar studies have performed: Previous International Tobacco Control (ITC) projects have successfully used cross-country surveys to show how policies affect smoking and vaping behavior, so this work builds on established, proven methods.
Where this research is happening
Charleston, United States
- Medical University of South Carolina — Charleston, United States (Active)
Researchers
- Principal investigator: Cummings, Kenneth Michael — Medical University of South Carolina
- Study coordinator: Cummings, Kenneth Michael
About this research
- This is an active NIH-funded research project — typically early-stage science, not a clinical trial accepting patient enrollment.
- Some NIH-funded labs run parallel clinical studies or seek volunteers for related work. To check, contact the principal investigator or institution listed above.
- For full project details, budget, and progress reports, visit the official NIH RePORTER page below.