Tobacco control
Publication

Young smokers' usual source of cigarettes - 2014 - In Fact

22 May 2015

Access to tobacco is recognised as one of the environmental risk factors for young people taking up smoking (Health Sponsorship Council, 2005). Restricting youth access to tobacco has been shown to be an effective strategy to reduce smoking initiation and maintenance among young people (U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, 2012).