US tobacco 21 policies and potential mortality reductions by state

JAMA Health Forum

2024-12-20

(Press-News.org) About The Study: This study found that early adoption and implementation of Tobacco 21 (T21) policies (minimum age of 21 for legal access to tobacco products) maximizes potential premature mortality reductions. However, the strength of T21 policies and enforcement varies widely across states. Enforcement of the federal T21 law is critical in the 8 states without state-level T21 cigarette policies of their own.

Corresponding Author: To contact the corresponding author, Jamie Tam, PhD, email jamie.tam@yale.edu.

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