Dynamics of combatting market-driven epidemics: Insights from U.S. reduction of cigarette, sugar, and prescription opioid consumption.

• Main Authors: Eszter Rimányi (Author), Jonathan D Quick (Author), Gavin Yamey (Author), Mustapha Immurana (Author), Vasanti S Malik (Author), Tanya Doherty (Author), Zain Jafar (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2024-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Misuse and overconsumption of certain consumer products have become major global risk factors for premature deaths, with their total costs in trillions of dollars. Progress in reducing such deaths has been slow and difficult. To address this challenge, this review introduces the definition of market...