Public Health Implications of Raising the Minimum Age of Legal Access to Tobacco Products

by Public Health Implications of Raising the Minimum Age for Purchasing Tobacco Products Committee, Institute of Medicine, Richard J. Bonnie, Leslie Y. Kwan, Kathleen Stratton

"Tobacco use by adolescents and young adults poses serious concerns. Nearly all adults who have ever smoked daily first tried a cigarette before 26 years of age. Current cigarette use among adults…