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JAMA. 1993;269(11):1362-1364.

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MMWR. 1993;42:125-128 (1 table omitted)

APPROXIMATELY 75% of adults who have regularly smoked cigarettes tried their first cigarette before their 18th birthday, and about half became regular smokers by age 18 years.¹ Despite the importance of reducing smoking among adolescents, the prevalence of smoking among high school seniors has not decreased substantially from 1981 through 1991.²

See also p 1353.

National health objectives for the year 2000 have targeted substantial reductions in smoking among persons aged less than 20 years,³ and reducing access to cigarettes through laws or statutes⁴ is an important strategy in reaching this goal. This report describes the results of efforts in two states—Missouri and Texas— to characterize access of minors to cigarettes and other tobacco products.

Missouri:

On August 28,1992, a Missouri law (Missouri Revised Statute 407.925-407.932) went into effect prohibiting the sale of tobacco products to minors. From August 24 through . . . [Full Text PDF of this Article]

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