Minor problem for antitobacco laws.Say it ain't so "Say It Ain't So" is the third single by American rock band Weezer, released in 1995 as both a single and as a part of their self-titled debut album, The Blue Album. , Joe Camel Joe Camel (officially Old Joe) was the advertising mascot for Camel cigarettes from late 1987 to July 12, 1997, appearing in magazine advertisements, billboards, and other print media. . Laws that clamp down on cigarette sales to minors elicit compliance from many merchants, but they barely make a dent in teenagers' ability to obtain the forbidden smokes, according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. a study in the Oct. 9 New England Journal of Medicine The New England Journal of Medicine (New Engl J Med or NEJM) is an English-language peer-reviewed medical journal published by the Massachusetts Medical Society. It is one of the most popular and widely-read peer-reviewed general medical journals in the world. . Federal regulations that ban tobacco sales to minors will require near-total cooperation by cigarette retailers to yield their intended effects, argues a research team headed by internist internist /in·tern·ist/ (in-ter´nist) a specialist in internal medicine. in·ter·nist n. A physician specializing in internal medicine. Nancy A. Rigotti of Harvard Medical School Harvard Medical School (HMS) is one of the graduate schools of Harvard University. It is a prestigious American medical school located in the Longwood Medical Area of the Mission Hill neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts. in Boston. The investigators conducted a 2-year study in six Massachusetts communities. Shortly after the project began, three of the communities instituted the local laws that barred tobacco sales to minors. Under the researchers' supervision, a total of 20 girls, all 16 years old, tried by buy a pack of cigarettes at every retail tobacco outlet in each community. These "compliance checks" occurred at 6-month intervals. Rigotti and her coworkers also conducted annual, anonymous surveys of tobacco purchasing and use among high school students in the six communities. At the outset of the study, about two-thirds of all tobacco retailers sold cigarettes to minors. Two years later, 18 percent of merchants subject to tobacco sales restrictions sold cigarettes to minors, compared to 55 percent of retailers elsewhere. During that same period, students under age 18 reported only a slight drop in their ability to buy cigarettes and smokeless tobacco smokeless tobacco, n chewing tobacco (leaves) or tobacco powder (snuff) that allows the nicotine to be absorbed through the mucous membrane of the oral cavity or digestive tract. It is related to a high risk of oral cancer. , and no change in the extent to which they used those products. Minor's self-reported access to tobacco was approximately the same in communities with and without mandates to restrict tobacco sales. Of the nearly 20 percent of youths who, at the study's end, said they had bought tobacco in the past month, most reported that their purchase attempts were rarely refused. Minors intent on buying cigarettes rely on a number of time-honored tactics, the researchers say. These include lying about their age, using false identification, enlisting an older teenager or an adult to make purchases, and patronizing stores known for their lenient sales policies. |
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