Do Local Tobacco-21 Laws Reduce Smoking Among 18 to 20 Year-Olds?
Friedman AS, Wu RJ. Do Local Tobacco-21 Laws Reduce Smoking Among 18 to 20 Year-Olds? Nicotine & Tobacco Research 2019, 22: 1195-1201. PMID: 31348515, DOI: 10.1093/ntr/ntz123.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsYoung adult smokingTobacco 21 policiesTobacco 21 lawsAdult smokingBehavioral Risk Factor Surveillance SystemRisk Factor Surveillance SystemCurrent smoking rateTobacco salesUnexposed respondentsSmoking ratesSmokingAge 21MMSAsYear oldsSmokersPercentage point reductionPublic healthSame ageSurveillance systemPercentage point dropPoint dropPoint reductionAgeFirst evidenceSubstantive reduction