Restricting Minors’ Access to Tobacco Products
Included Studies
Altman DG, Rasenick-Douss L, Foster V, Tye JB. Sustained effects of an educational program to reduce sales of cigarettes to minors. Am J Public Health 1991;81(7):891–3.
Altman DG, Wheelis AY, McFarlane M, Lee H, Fortmann SP. The relationship between tobacco access and use among adolescents: a four community study. Soc Sci Med 1999;48(6):759–75.
Bidell MP, Furlong MJ, Dunn DM, Koegler JE. Case study of attempts to enact self service tobacco display ordinances: a tale of three communities. Tob Control 2000;9:71–7.
Biglan A, Ary DV, Smolkowski K, Duncan T, Black C. A randomised controlled trial of a community intervention to prevent adolescent tobacco use. Tob Control 2000;9(1):24–32.
Chapman S, King M, Andrews B, McKay E, Markham P, Woodward S. Effects of publicity and a warning letter on illegal cigarette sales to minors. Aust J Public Health 1994;18(1):39–42.
Cummings KM, Hyland A, Saunders-Martin T, Perla J, Coppola PR, Pechacek TF. Evaluation of an enforcement program to reduce tobacco sales to minors. Am J Public Health 1998;88(6):932–6.
Feighery E, Altman DG, Shaffer G. The effects of combining education and enforcement to reduce tobacco sales to minors. A study of four northern California communities. JAMA 1991;266(22):3168–71.
Forster JL, Hourigan M, McGovern P. Availability of cigarettes to underage youth in three communities. Prev Med 1992;21(3):320–8.
Forster JL, Murray DM, Wolfson M, Blaine TM, Wagenaar AC, Hennrikus DJ. The effects of community policies to reduce youth access to tobacco. Am J Public Health 1998;88(8):1193-8.
Gemson DH, Moats HL, Watkins BX, Ganz ML, Robinson S, Healton E. Laying down the law: reducing illegal tobacco sales to minors in Central Harlem. Am J Public Health 1998;88(6):936–9.
Jason L, Billows W, Schnopp-Wyatt D, King C. Reducing the illegal sales of cigarettes to minors: analysis of alternative enforcement schedules. J Appl Behav Anal 1996;29(3):333–44.
Jason LA, Billows WD, Schnopp-Wyatt DL, King C. Long term findings from Woodridge in reducing illegal cigarette sale to older minors. Eval Health Prof 1996;19(1):3–13.
Junck E, Humphries J, Rissel C. Reducing tobacco sales to minors in Manly: 10 months follow-up. Health Promot J Aust 1997;70:29–34.
Rigotti NA, DiFranza JR, Chang Y, Tisdale T, Kemp B, Singer DE. The effect of enforcing tobacco-sales laws on adolescents' access to tobacco and smoking behavior. N Engl J Med 1997;337(15):1044–51.
Schofield MJ, Sanson-Fisher RW, Gulliver S. Interventions with retailers to reduce cigarette sales to minors: a randomised controlled trial. Aust N Z J Public Health 1997;21(6):590–6.
Skretny MT, Cummings KM, Sciandra R, Marshall J. An intervention to reduce the sale of cigarettes to minors. N Y State J Med 1990;90(2):54–5.
Wildey MB, Woodruff SI, Pampalone SZ, Conway TL. Self-service sale of tobacco: how it contributes to youth access. Tob Control 1995;4:355–61.
- Page last reviewed: February 7, 2011
- Page last updated: September 1, 2010
- Content source: The Guide to Community Preventive Services


