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Clinical Trial
. 1998 Jun;88(6):936-9.
doi: 10.2105/ajph.88.6.936.

Laying down the law: reducing illegal tobacco sales to minors in central Harlem

D H Gemson  1 , H L Moats, B X Watkins, M L Ganz, S Robinson, E Healton
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Clinical Trial

Laying down the law: reducing illegal tobacco sales to minors in central Harlem

D H Gemson et al. Am J Public Health. 1998 Jun.

Abstract

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.

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