A Comprehensive Examination of the Influence of State Tobacco Control Programs and Policies on Youth Smoking

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ID11040070
AuthorsMatthew C Farrelly (0000-0002-6035-1596, Matthew C. Farrelly, Brett R. Loomis, and G. Lance Couzens are with RTI International, Research Triangle Park, NC. Beth Han and Joe Gfroerer are with the Center for Behavioral Health Statistics and Quality, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, Rockville, MD. Nicole Kuiper, Shanta Dube, and Ralph S. Caraballo are with the Office on Smoking and Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA.), Brett R Loomis (0000-0001-5038-9323, Matthew C. Farrelly, Brett R. Loomis, and G. Lance Couzens are with RTI International, Research Triangle Park, NC. Beth Han and Joe Gfroerer are with the Center for Behavioral Health Statistics and Quality, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, Rockville, MD. Nicole Kuiper, Shanta Dube, and Ralph S. Caraballo are with the Office on Smoking and Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA.), Beth Han (0000-0002-3861-1099, Matthew C. Farrelly, Brett R. Loomis, and G. Lance Couzens are with RTI International, Research Triangle Park, NC. Beth Han and Joe Gfroerer are with the Center for Behavioral Health Statistics and Quality, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, Rockville, MD. Nicole Kuiper, Shanta Dube, and Ralph S. Caraballo are with the Office on Smoking and Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA.), Joe Gfroerer (Matthew C. Farrelly, Brett R. Loomis, and G. Lance Couzens are with RTI International, Research Triangle Park, NC. Beth Han and Joe Gfroerer are with the Center for Behavioral Health Statistics and Quality, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, Rockville, MD. Nicole Kuiper, Shanta Dube, and Ralph S. Caraballo are with the Office on Smoking and Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA.), Nicole Kuiper (Matthew C. Farrelly, Brett R. Loomis, and G. Lance Couzens are with RTI International, Research Triangle Park, NC. Beth Han and Joe Gfroerer are with the Center for Behavioral Health Statistics and Quality, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, Rockville, MD. Nicole Kuiper, Shanta Dube, and Ralph S. Caraballo are with the Office on Smoking and Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA.), Nicole M Kuiper (Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration), G Lance Couzens (0000-0001-7580-9363, Matthew C. Farrelly, Brett R. Loomis, and G. Lance Couzens are with RTI International, Research Triangle Park, NC. Beth Han and Joe Gfroerer are with the Center for Behavioral Health Statistics and Quality, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, Rockville, MD. Nicole Kuiper, Shanta Dube, and Ralph S. Caraballo are with the Office on Smoking and Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA.), Shanta R Dube (0000-0003-0704-2660, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration), Shanta Dube (Matthew C. Farrelly, Brett R. Loomis, and G. Lance Couzens are with RTI International, Research Triangle Park, NC. Beth Han and Joe Gfroerer are with the Center for Behavioral Health Statistics and Quality, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, Rockville, MD. Nicole Kuiper, Shanta Dube, and Ralph S. Caraballo are with the Office on Smoking and Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA.), Ralph S Caraballo (Matthew C. Farrelly, Brett R. Loomis, and G. Lance Couzens are with RTI International, Research Triangle Park, NC. Beth Han and Joe Gfroerer are with the Center for Behavioral Health Statistics and Quality, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, Rockville, MD. Nicole Kuiper, Shanta Dube, and Ralph S. Caraballo are with the Office on Smoking and Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA.)
Year2013
Volume103
Issue3
Pages549-555
Publication date2013-03-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueAmerican Journal of Public Health (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0090-0036 • E-ISSN: 1541-0048
PublisherAmerican Public Health Association (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.2105/ajph.2012.300948
PMID23327252
PMCIDPMC3673505
OpenAlexW2118188609
LanguageEN
Citations received17
References cited16

Objectives. We examined the influence of tobacco control policies (tobacco control program expenditures, smoke-free air laws, youth access law compliance, and cigarette prices) on youth smoking outcomes (smoking susceptibility, past-year initiation, current smoking, and established smoking). Methods. We combined data from the 2002 to 2008 National Surveys on Drug Use and Health with state and municipality population data from the US Census Bureau to assess the associations between state tobacco control policy variables and youth smoking outcomes, focusing on youths aged 12 to 17 years. We also examined the influence of policy variables on youth access when these variables were held at 2002 levels. Results. Per capita funding for state tobacco control programs was negatively associated with all 4 smoking outcomes. Smoke-free air laws were negatively associated with all outcomes except past-year initiation, and cigarette prices were associated only with current smoking. We found no association between these outcomes and retailer compliance with youth access laws. Conclusions. Smoke-free air laws and state tobacco control programs are effective strategies for curbing youth smoking

Control (management) · Environmental health · Public health · State (computer science) · Tobacco control · Tobacco use · Youth smoking · Computer Science · Medicine · Nursing · Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet · Psychology · Smoking Behavior and Cessation · Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes

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