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Article de Périodique
Laying down the law: reducing illegal tobacco sales to minors in central Harlem (1998)
Auteur(s) :
GEMSON, D. H. ;
MOATS, H. L. ;
WATKINS, B. X. ;
GANZ, M. L. ;
ROBINSON, S. ;
HEALTON, E.
Année
1998
Page(s) :
936-939
Langue(s) :
Anglais
Refs biblio. :
35
Domaine :
Tabac / Tobacco / e-cigarette
Discipline :
LOI (Loi et son application / Law enforcement)
Thésaurus géographique
ETATS-UNIS
Thésaurus mots-clés
TABAC
;
LEGISLATION
;
VENTE
;
INTERVENTION
;
MINEUR
;
ADOLESCENT
;
ETUDE RANDOMISEE
;
EFFICACITE
Résumé :
OBJECTIVES: This study compared the impact of educational and enforcement interventions on retailers' sale of tobacco to minors in Central Harlem, New York.
METHODS: In a randomized trial with repeated measures, 152 stores were randomly divided into control, education, and enforcement groups.
RESULTS: Overall tobacco sales to 12- and 13-year-old minors at baseline (98%) were among the highest in the nation. At 6-month and 1-year follow-ups, decreases in rates of tobacco sales to minors were modest among education stores and substantial among enforcement stores.
CONCLUSIONS: Effective reduction of tobacco sales to minors may require ongoing enforcement measures, including fines for retailers who violate state and local laws.
METHODS: In a randomized trial with repeated measures, 152 stores were randomly divided into control, education, and enforcement groups.
RESULTS: Overall tobacco sales to 12- and 13-year-old minors at baseline (98%) were among the highest in the nation. At 6-month and 1-year follow-ups, decreases in rates of tobacco sales to minors were modest among education stores and substantial among enforcement stores.
CONCLUSIONS: Effective reduction of tobacco sales to minors may require ongoing enforcement measures, including fines for retailers who violate state and local laws.
Affiliation :
Division of Sociomedical Sciences, Columbia University School of Public Health, New York, NY, USA