The Effects of Combining Education and Enforcement to Reduce Tobacco Sales to Minors
JAMAPublished 11 December 1991
Ellen C. Feighery
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Education alone had a limited effect on reducing illegal tobacco sales to minors; it did promote community support for more aggressive enforcement strategies and vending machine sales were unaffected by these interventions.
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Education alone had a limited effect on reducing illegal tobacco sales to minors. It did promote community support for more aggressive enforcement strategies. Education plus enforcement decreased significantly over-the-counter sales; vending machine sales were unaffected by these interventions. The lack of support at the judicial level may temper the effectiveness of enforcement. Legislative remedies addressing judicial obstacles and vending machine sales are needed.
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