Open AccessRetail Impact of Raising Tobacco Sales Age to 21 Years
Author(s) -
Jonathan P. Winickoff,
Lester Hartman,
Minghua L Chen,
Mark Gottlieb,
Emara Nabi-Burza,
Joseph R. DiFranza
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
american journal of public health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.284
H-Index - 264
eISSN - 1541-0048
pISSN - 0090-0036
DOI - 10.2105/ajph.2014.302174
Subject(s) - limiting , tobacco use , tobacco industry , environmental health , retail sales , raising (metalworking) , tobacco in alabama , tobacco control , medicine , business , advertising , public health , marketing , tobacco harm reduction , population , engineering , mechanical engineering , pathology , nursing
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.