PACIFIC INSTITUTE FOR RESEARCH AND EVALUATION PREVENTION RESEARCH CENTER ABOUT PRC RESEARCH POLICY STUDIES COMMUNITY ACTION Adolescents’ Tobacco and Nicotine Use: Associations Among Racial and Ethnic Groups AUGUST 9, 2021 Share this... New Research from the Prevention Research Center of the Pacific Institute for Research and Evaluation investigated the effects of California’s 2016 law that raised the minimum tobacco sales age to from 18 to 21 (T21) and found evidence that the new law has had positive public health effects on 7th, 9th, and 11th grade students from across California. Specifically, results show that T21 was associated with: Reduced prevalence of lifetime smokeless tobacco and e-cigarette use, and past month smokeless tobacco use in the overall student population. Increases in prevalence of past month e-cigarette use. Reductions in lifetime and past-30-day use of all tobacco and nicotine products among Latinx youth. Differential, but positive public health effects for other racial and ethnic groups. Says lead author, Dr. Joel Grube: “Our research shows that raising the tobacco purchase age to 21 years is a recommended strategy to reduce adolescents’ tobacco and nicotine use.” Source: Grube, Joel W., Sharon Lipperman-Kreda, Grisel García-Ramírez, Mallie J. Paschall, and Melissa H. Abadi. “California’s tobacco 21 minimum sales age law and adolescents’ tobacco and nicotine use: differential associations among racial and ethnic groups.” Tobacco Control (2021). https://tobaccocontrol.bmj.com/content/early/2021/06/30/tobaccocontrol-2020-056219 · FOLLOW US IMPORTANT TOPICS Alcohol Outlet Control Underage Drinking and Marijuana Use College Drinking Tobacco Limiting Youth Access to Alcohol Planning for Community Action Geographic Information Systems (GIS) COMMUNITY ACTION Introduction Media Releases Downloadable Resources Strategies Useful Links ASK AN EXPERT Fields marked with an * are required NAME * EMAIL * QUESTION OR COMMENT * CONTACT center@prev.org Prevention Research Center 2150 Shattuck Avenue Suite 601 Berkeley, CA 94704-1365 Tel: (510) 486-1111 PRC HIGHLIGHTS PACIFIC INSTITUTE FOR RESEARCH & EVALUATION PRC is a center within the Pacific Institute for Research & Evaluation (PIRE), an independent, nonprofit organization merging scientific knowledge and proven practice to create solutions that improve the health, safety and well-being of individuals, communities, and nations around the world. RESOURCE LINK FOR COMMUNITY ACTION Resource Link for Community Action provides information and practical guidance that communities can use to prevent alcohol and other drug misuse. For more information, contact Sue Thomas. COPYRIGHT © 2021 · PREVENTION RESEARCH CENTER · WEBSITE: AMANDA MCCOY · LOG IN