Youth Access

Before Regulations, Online E-Cigarette Vendors Expanded Rapidly

Before Regulations, Online E-Cigarette Vendors Expanded Rapidly

A new study reveals more than 3,000 vendors in 2014; most show lax age-verification practices despite laws prohibiting sale to minors. As the popularity of electronic cigarettes (known as e-cigarettes and vape pens) soars, concern has grown over potential health and safety risks associated with these devices and the nicotine-rich fluids they contain. A number […]

Despite Regulation, Minors Can Still Buy Cigarettes Online
By August 12, 2016 Read More →

Despite Regulation, Minors Can Still Buy Cigarettes Online

In a new study, online vendors shipped cigarettes to minors via the U.S. Postal Service. Many also advertised products banned in the United States. Many regulations seek to curtail youth access to cigarettes and discourage tobacco vendors from marketing their products to minors. These include federal age verification requirements, shipping regulations, and bans on certain […]

Reaction to Major FDA Regulatory Announcement

Reaction to Major FDA Regulatory Announcement

ITV study director Rebecca S. Williams, Ph.D., applauds the FDA’s decision to extend its authority over all tobacco products, including e-cigarettes.

Online E-liquid Vendors Fail to Prevent Sales to Minors
By April 14, 2016 Read More →

Online E-liquid Vendors Fail to Prevent Sales to Minors

Across the United States, online vendors of e-liquids – the nicotine-rich fluids that fuel electronic cigarettes – are failing to take proper precautions in preventing sales to minors, according to a study by the University of California, Irvine and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Researchers found that only four of 120 vendors […]

Youth Access to Cigarettes Online: Advertised and Actual Sales Practices of Internet Cigarette Vendors

Youth Access to Cigarettes Online: Advertised and Actual Sales Practices of Internet Cigarette Vendors

The presence of hundreds of Internet-based cigarette vendors could offer minors the opportunity to circumvent age restrictions by buying cigarettes online. This doctoral dissertation assesses the advertised and actual sales practices of these vendors as they relate to access to cigarettes by minors. Key Findings The researcher analyzed the websites of 88 online cigarette vendors […]

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Internet Sales of Cigarettes to Minors

Internet Sales of Cigarettes to Minors

Many adolescents have easy access to the Internet, raising concerns over their potential ability to buy cigarettes through Internet-based cigarette vendors. This paper presents the first published, peer-reviewed study assessing whether minors can successfully purchase cigarettes online. Key Findings Under adult supervision (and with parental consent), four adolescents aged 11 to 15 years attempted to […]

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Are the Sales Practices of Internet Cigarette Vendors Good Enough to Prevent Sales to Minors?

Are the Sales Practices of Internet Cigarette Vendors Good Enough to Prevent Sales to Minors?

Retail stores are typically required by law to check ID when selling cigarettes to customers. In the early days of the Internet era, however, few states even attempted to prevent minors from buying cigarettes online. This 2002 study evaluates the precautions taken by Internet vendors to avoid selling cigarettes to minors. Key Findings Researchers systematically […]

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Are Adolescents Attempting to Buy Cigarettes on the Internet?

Are Adolescents Attempting to Buy Cigarettes on the Internet?

The availability of tobacco products online raises questions about whether minors might turn to Internet cigarette vendors as a source of cigarettes. This study provides the first assessment of the extent to which minors attempt to purchase tobacco on the Internet. Key Findings The study analyzed surveys completed by more than 17,000 10th and 12th […]

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