| The Tobacco Reference Guide
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| by David Moyer, MD. |
| Chapter 16 Youth access to tobacco |
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| A 1998 Maryland survey showed that underage students sent into stores to purchase |
| tobacco were successful 35% of the time, down from 36% in 1997 and 54% in 1996. |
| USA Today, December 23, 1998, p. A5 |
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| An article reviewing impediments to the enforcement of youth access laws is in the |
| summer 1999 issue of Tobacco Control, pages 152-155. The authors are Joeeph |
| DiFranza and Nancy Rigotti. |
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| "It's the Law" programs are sponsored by Philip Morris, RJR, and the Tobacco |
| Institute ostensibly for the purpose of encouraging merchant compliance with laws |
| prohibiting tobacco sales to minors. However, a study from Massachusetts showed |
| that these programs failed to produce a significant reduction in the illegal sale of |
| tobacco to minors. |
| American Journal of Public Health, February 1996, p. 221 |
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| "We conclude that the Tobacco Institute's 'Tobacco: Helping Youth Say No' program |
| will increase the likelihood of tobacco use among children who are exposed to it." |
| Journal of Family Practice 34:694, 1992 (Joe DiFranza) |
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