TY - JOUR
T1 - An Increase in the Tobacco Age-of-Sale to 21: For Debate in Europe
AU - Nuyts, Paulien A. W.
AU - Kuipers, Mirte A. G.
AU - Willemsen, Marc C.
AU - Kunst, Anton E.
N1 - © The Author(s) 2019. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco.
PY - 2020/7/1
Y1 - 2020/7/1
N2 - A debate on the adoption of a tobacco age-of-sale of 21 in Europe has not occurred, with the recent exception of the United Kingdom. The current legally set age of 18 years is proving to be inadequate as adolescents continue to access cigarettes. Tobacco 21 laws have the potential to further limit access to cigarettes by minors. We believe that soon the time will be ripe for this discussion to spread throughout Europe, specifically among countries that have adopted a smoke-free generation movement.
AB - A debate on the adoption of a tobacco age-of-sale of 21 in Europe has not occurred, with the recent exception of the United Kingdom. The current legally set age of 18 years is proving to be inadequate as adolescents continue to access cigarettes. Tobacco 21 laws have the potential to further limit access to cigarettes by minors. We believe that soon the time will be ripe for this discussion to spread throughout Europe, specifically among countries that have adopted a smoke-free generation movement.
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U2 - https://doi.org/10.1093/ntr/ntz135
DO - https://doi.org/10.1093/ntr/ntz135
M3 - Review article
C2 - 31408159
SN - 1462-2203
VL - 22
SP - 1247
EP - 1249
JO - Nicotine & tobacco research
JF - Nicotine & tobacco research
IS - 7
ER -