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Prevent youth initiation

More than 80 percent of adult smokers begin smoking by 18 years of age with 99 percent of first use occurring by 26 years of age (US Department of Health and Human Services, 2012). Preventing initiation of tobacco use could greatly reduce smoking and tobacco-related health consequences for youth. There are numerous environmental prevention strategies that focus on this tobacco goal. Checking ID for tobacco sales, compliance checks of tobacco retailers, and instituting policies concerning cigarette vending machines are a few examples.

Effectiveness	Name	Area & Goal	Target Substance	Click to View Strategy
Effective	Use of Mass Media Appropriately	Causal Areas: Social availability Tobacco Goals: Prevent youth initiation	Alcohol Other Drugs Tobacco	View
Effective	Support Clean Indoor Air Laws	Causal Areas: Community Norms Tobacco Goals: Eliminate exposure to second-hand smoke, Prevent youth initiation	Tobacco	View
Varied Evidence of Effectiveness	Social Host Liability	Causal Areas: Enforcement, Social availability Tobacco Goals: Prevent youth initiation	Alcohol Other Drugs Tobacco	View
Not Effective	Prohibition of Alcohol or Tobacco Sponsorship of Events and Other Promotions	Causal Areas: Promotion & media Tobacco Goals: Prevent youth initiation	Alcohol Tobacco	View
Varied Evidence of Effectiveness	Minimum age of seller/server requirements	Causal Areas: Enforcement, Retail availability Tobacco Goals: Prevent youth initiation	Alcohol Tobacco	View
Effective	Minimum Age of Purchase for Alcohol and Tobacco	Causal Areas: Enforcement, Retail availability Tobacco Goals: Eliminate exposure to second-hand smoke, Prevent youth initiation	Alcohol Tobacco	View
Effective	Media Literacy	Causal Areas: Promotion & media Tobacco Goals: Prevent youth initiation	Alcohol Other Drugs Tobacco	View
Effective	Media Advocacy	Causal Areas: Promotion & media Tobacco Goals: Eliminate exposure to second-hand smoke, Prevent youth initiation	Alcohol Other Drugs Tobacco	View
Effective	Institute Policies Concerning Cigarette Vending Machines	Causal Areas: Enforcement, Retail availability Tobacco Goals: Prevent youth initiation	Tobacco	View
Effective	Increase Price or Taxes on Alcohol or Tobacco	Causal Areas: Economic availability Tobacco Goals: Prevent youth initiation	Alcohol Tobacco	View
Effective	Healthcare Initiatives	Causal Areas: Community Norms Tobacco Goals: Prevent youth initiation	Alcohol Other Drugs Tobacco	View
Varied Evidence of Effectiveness	Get to Know State Legislators – General Policy Development	Causal Areas: Community Norms, Promotion & media Tobacco Goals: Eliminate exposure to second-hand smoke, Prevent youth initiation	Alcohol Other Drugs Tobacco	View
Not Effective	General Information Dissemination	Causal Areas: Promotion & media, Social availability Tobacco Goals: Prevent youth initiation	Alcohol Other Drugs Tobacco	View
Varied Evidence of Effectiveness	Enhanced Enforcement	Causal Areas: Enforcement Tobacco Goals: Prevent youth initiation	Alcohol Other Drugs Tobacco	View
Not Effective	Curfew Ordinance Programs	Causal Areas: Enforcement, Social availability Tobacco Goals: Prevent youth initiation	Alcohol Other Drugs Tobacco	View
Varied Evidence of Effectiveness	Counter-Marketing and Counter-Advertising Campaigns	Causal Areas: Promotion & media Tobacco Goals: Prevent youth initiation	Alcohol Other Drugs Tobacco	View
Varied Evidence of Effectiveness	Compliance Checks of Alcohol or Tobacco Retailers	Causal Areas: Enforcement, Retail availability Tobacco Goals: Prevent youth initiation	Alcohol Tobacco	View
Varied Evidence of Effectiveness	College Campus Policies	Causal Areas: Community Norms, Enforcement Tobacco Goals: Eliminate exposure to second-hand smoke, Prevent youth initiation	Alcohol Other Drugs Tobacco	View
Varied Evidence of Effectiveness	Coalition Building	Causal Areas: Community Norms, Promotion & media Tobacco Goals: Prevent youth initiation	Alcohol Other Drugs Tobacco	View
Varied Evidence of Effectiveness	Checking ID for Alcohol and Tobacco Sales	Causal Areas: Enforcement, Retail availability Tobacco Goals: Prevent youth initiation	Alcohol Tobacco	View
Varied Evidence of Effectiveness	Apply Appropriate Penalties for Minors in Possession of Alcohol or Tobacco	Causal Areas: Community Norms, Enforcement Tobacco Goals: Prevent youth initiation	Alcohol Tobacco	View
Varied Evidence of Effectiveness	Alternative Events for Youth	Causal Areas: Social availability Tobacco Goals: Prevent youth initiation	Alcohol Other Drugs Tobacco	View
Varied Evidence of Effectiveness	Alcohol and Tobacco Advertising Restrictions in Public Places	Causal Areas: Promotion & media Tobacco Goals: Prevent youth initiation	Alcohol Tobacco	View
Varied Evidence of Effectiveness	Administrative Penalties	Causal Areas: Enforcement Tobacco Goals: Prevent youth initiation	Alcohol Tobacco	View

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