New Research from the Prevention Research Center of the Pacific Institute for Research and Evaluation investigated the effects of California’s 2016 law that raised the minimum tobacco sales age to from 18 to 21 (T21) and found evidence that the new law has had positive public health effects on 7 th , 9 th , and 11 th grade students from across California.
Specifically, results show that T21 was associated with:
Says lead author, Dr. Joel Grube: “Our research shows that raising the tobacco purchase age to 21 years is a recommended strategy to reduce adolescents’ tobacco and nicotine use.”
Source : Grube, Joel W., Sharon Lipperman-Kreda, Grisel García-Ramírez, Mallie J. Paschall, and Melissa H. Abadi. "California’s tobacco 21 minimum sales age law and adolescents’ tobacco and nicotine use: differential associations among racial and ethnic groups." Tobacco Control (2021). https://tobaccocontrol.bmj.com/content/early/2021/06/30/tobaccocontrol-2020-056219
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Tobacco Control
http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/tobaccocontrol-2020-056219
Data/statistical analysis
People
California’s tobacco 21 minimum sales age law and adolescents’ tobacco and nicotine use: differential associations among racial and ethnic groups.