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Restricting Minors’ Access to Tobacco Products: Laws Directed at Minors’ Purchase, Possession or Use of Tobacco Products When Used Alone

These laws prohibit the purchase, possession, or use of tobacco products by minors. The laws may designate which agency is responsible for enforcement as well as the penalty for violations.

Summary of Task Force Recommendations & Findings

The Community Preventive Services Task Force finds insufficient evidence evidence to determine the effectiveness of laws directed at minors’ purchase, possession, or use of tobacco products when implemented alone because no studies qualified for the review.

Task Force Finding

Results from the Systematic Reviews

No studies evaluating the effectiveness of these laws qualified for the review.

These findings were based on a systematic review of all available studies, conducted on behalf of the Task Force by a team of specialists in systematic review methods, and in research, practice and policy related to tobacco use.

Economic Review

An economic review of this intervention was not conducted because the Task Force found insufficient evidence to determine its effectiveness.

Supporting Materials

Publications

Task Force on Community Preventive Services. Tobacco. Adobe PDF File [PDF - 3.63KB] In : Zaza S, Briss PA, Harris KW, eds. The Guide to Community Preventive Services: What Works to Promote Health? Atlanta (GA): Oxford University Press;2005:3-79.

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Disclaimer

The findings and conclusions on this page are those of the Community Preventive Services Task Force and do not necessarily represent those of CDC.

Sample Citation

The content of publications of the Guide to Community Preventive Services is in the public domain. Citation as to source, however, is appreciated. Sample citation: Guide to Community Preventive Services. Restricting minors’ access to tobacco products: laws directed at minors’ purchase, possession or use of tobacco products. www.thecommunityguide.org/tobacco/restrictingaccess/useof.html. Last updated: MM/DD/YYYY.

Review completed: June 2001