{"title":"Tobacco 21 Laws in Europe: A Policy Whose Time Has Come.","authors":"David T Levy, Rafael Meza","doi":"10.1093/ntr/ntz197","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>A 21 tobacco age of sale has been proposed for European nations.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>We briefly review past studies of underage purchase policies and their enforcement.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Past evaluations and modeling studies indicate important public health gains from 21 tobacco age of sale laws. However, further attention should be given to issues of compliance, the availability of social sources, and the breadth of coverage. In particular, the application of the law to e-cigarettes merits further attention.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Past literature indicates potential benefits of a 21 tobacco age of sale in terms of reducing tobacco use in European nations.</p><p><strong>Implications: </strong>We review past studies of underage purchase laws, and the potential implications of applying that law to e-cigarettes. Past studies indicate the effectiveness of raising tobacco age of sale laws to 21. This law should be implemented and enforced in Europe.</p>","PeriodicalId":15836,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Geophysical Research","volume":"86 1","pages":"1250-1251"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0000,"publicationDate":"2020-06-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Journal of Geophysical Research","FirstCategoryId":"1085","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.1093/ntr/ntz197","RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":null,"ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q1","JCRName":"Earth and Planetary Sciences","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Abstract
Introduction: A 21 tobacco age of sale has been proposed for European nations.
Methods: We briefly review past studies of underage purchase policies and their enforcement.
Results: Past evaluations and modeling studies indicate important public health gains from 21 tobacco age of sale laws. However, further attention should be given to issues of compliance, the availability of social sources, and the breadth of coverage. In particular, the application of the law to e-cigarettes merits further attention.
Conclusions: Past literature indicates potential benefits of a 21 tobacco age of sale in terms of reducing tobacco use in European nations.
Implications: We review past studies of underage purchase laws, and the potential implications of applying that law to e-cigarettes. Past studies indicate the effectiveness of raising tobacco age of sale laws to 21. This law should be implemented and enforced in Europe.
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Journal of Geophysical Research (JGR) publishes original scientific research on the physical, chemical, and biological processes that contribute to the understanding of the Earth, Sun, and solar system and all of their environments and components. JGR is currently organized into seven disciplinary sections (Atmospheres, Biogeosciences, Earth Surface, Oceans, Planets, Solid Earth, Space Physics). Sections may be added or combined in response to changes in the science.
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