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To the Editor: The number of Internet tobacco vendors continues to increase,^1-4 with 195 such Web sites identified in 2003.² Because teenagers and other minors frequently use the Internet¹ and online tobacco vendors rarely verify purchasers' age,^1-4 it is possible that minors can readily purchase tobacco products from the Internet.

Methods

We recruited 36 minors aged 15 to 16 years. All were interviewed by a licensed clinical psychologist who established that they understood the study, did not smoke, and did not appear at risk for smoking. Additional procedures for selecting and training them (eg, antitobacco workshops) have been detailed elsewhere.^5-6 Immunity from prosecution for youth and researchers was obtained from the State Attorney General, and the study was approved by the San Diego State University institutional review board.

The authors established an Internet account on a laptop computer and created e-mail addresses for youth. The laptop and a printer were taken . . . [Full Text of this Article]

Jennifer A. Jensen, MPH; Norval J. Hickman III, BA; Hope Landrine, PhD; Elizabeth A. Klonoff, PhD
eklonoff@sunstroke.sdsu.edu
Behavioral Health Institute and Department of Psychology
San Diego State University
San Diego, Calif