How has implementation of the Synar Regulation affected smoking rates?
Although the objective of the Synar Regulation is to ensure that retailers do not sell tobacco to persons under age 18, this question speaks to the long-term intent of this and other Federal initiatives to reduce youth smoking. As yet, SAMHSA does not know the answer to this question. The evaluation of the effects of the Synar Regulation will address the legislation’s impact on smoking rates among youth-examining both the rate at which young people start smoking and the amount of tobacco used by young people who are already smokers. Previous research done on a smaller scale, however, suggests that enforcement supplemented by community education, media advocacy, and merchant education can reduce tobacco sales to minors and can lead to significant decreases in smoking among young people for the period immediately following enforcement. The long-term effect requires additional study.
Although the objective of the Synar Regulation is to ensure that retailers do not sell tobacco to persons under age 18, this question speaks to the long-term intent of this and other Federal initiatives to reduce youth smoking. As yet, SAMHSA does not know the answer to this question. The evaluation of the effects of the Synar Regulation will address the legislation’s impact on smoking rates among youth—examining both the rate at which young people start smoking and the amount of tobacco used by young people who are already smokers. Previous research done on a smaller scale, however, suggests that enforcement supplemented by community education, media advocacy, and merchant education can reduce tobacco sales to minors and can lead to significant decreases in smoking among young people for the period immediately following enforcement. The long-term effect requires additional study.
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