TY - JOUR T1 - Beyond the European Union Tobacco Products Directive: smokers’ and recent quitters’ support for further tobacco control measures (2016–2018) JF - Tobacco Control JO - Tob Control SP - 765 LP - 769 DO - 10.1136/tobaccocontrol-2020-056177 VL - 31 IS - 6 AU - Sarah O Nogueira AU - Pete Driezen AU - Marcela Fu AU - Sara C Hitchman AU - Olena Tigova AU - Yolanda Castellano AU - Christina N Kyriakos AU - Mateusz Zygmunt Zatoński AU - Ute Mons AU - Anne C K Quah AU - Tibor Demjén AU - Antigona Carmen Trofor AU - Krzysztof Przewozniak AU - Paraskevi Katsaounou AU - Geoffrey Fong AU - Constantine I Vardavas AU - Esteve Fernández A2 - , Y1 - 2022/11/01 UR - http://tobaccocontrol.bmj.com/content/31/6/765.abstract N2 - Background Several measures recommended by the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control have not been implemented in the European Union, despite changes in the legislation such as the Tobacco Products Directive (TPD). This study aims to understand smokers’ and recent quitters’ levels of support for tobacco control measures that go beyond the TPD during and after its implementation.Methods Data from wave 1 (2016, n=6011) and wave 2 (2018, n=6027) of the EUREST-PLUS International Tobacco Control Policy Evaluation Project Six European Countries Survey, a cohort of adult smokers in Germany, Greece, Hungary, Poland, Romania, Spain were used to estimate the level of support for seven different tobacco control measures, overall and by country.Results In 2018, the highest support was for implementing measures to further regulate tobacco products (50.5%) and for holding tobacco companies accountable for the harm caused by smoking (48.8%). Additionally, in 2018, 40% of smokers and recent quitters supported a total ban on cigarettes and other tobacco products within ten years, if assistance to quit smoking is provided. Overall, support for tobacco control measures among smokers and recent quitters after the implementation of the TPD remained stable over time.Conclusion There is considerable support among smokers and recent quitters for tobacco control measures that go beyond the current measures implemented. A significant percentage of smokers would support a ban on tobacco products in the future if the government provided assistance to quit smoking. This highlights the importance of implementing measures to increase smoking cessation in conjunction with other policies. ER -