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Retail Impact of Raising Tobacco Sales Age to 21 Years

Year: 2014

Type: article

Abstract: The majority of tobacco use emerges in individuals before they reach 21 years of age, and many adult distributors of tobacco to youths are young adults aged between 18 and 20 years. Raising the tobacco sales minimum age to 21 years across the United States would decrease tobacco retailer and industry sales by approximately 2% but could contribute to a substantial reduction in the prevalence of youths' tobacco use and dependency by limiting access.

Source: American Journal of Public Health

DOI: 10.2105/ajph.2014.302174

Authors: Jonathan P. Winickoff, Lester Hartman, Minghua L. Chen, Mark Gottlieb, Emara Nabi-Burza, Joseph R. DiFranza

Institutions: Northeastern University, Massachusetts General Hospital

Language: English

Topic: Smoking Behavior and Cessation

Subfield: Physiology

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: green

Funders: National Institutes of Health, National Cancer Institute