E-cigarette and cigarette purchasing among young adults before and after implementation of California's tobacco 21 policy.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Tobacco 21 (T21) laws, which raise the minimum legal age of sale of tobacco products to 21, have been proposed and implemented in states and cities across the USA. However, limited data are available on the effect of T21 laws on youth tobacco purchasing behaviours and access to tobacco products.

Methods

Participants in a population-based prospective cohort in southern California completed questionnaires before (n=1609, age=18-19 y) and after (n=1502, age=19-20 y) T21 was implemented in California (June 2016). We examined the prevalence of past 30-day cigarette and e-cigarette use, and among past 30-day users, purchase location of tobacco products before (pre-) versus after (post-) T21. We also examined whether, post-T21, participants were refused purchase of tobac

SUBMITTER: Schiff S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8260105 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature