What public health strategies work to reduce the tobacco demand among young people? An umbrella review of systematic reviews and meta-analyses

•Smoking is still a prevalent and serious public health threat.•Increasing the price of tobacco products appears to be most effective.•High quality trials are needed to make robust recommendations.•A combination of several strategies is likely to be most effective to decreasing smoking rates. To perform an umbrella review of systematic reviews and meta-analyses of health policy and health promotion strategies to reduce the tobacco demand in adolescents, youth and young adults. Reviewers independently performed an electronic database search, reviewed titles and abstracts, assessed articles’ eligibility for inclusion and quality, and extracted relevant data. Only systematic reviews and meta-analyses reporting data on tobacco policies and interventions focusing on individuals aged