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5.11 Accessibility of tobacco products to young people
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Relevant news and research: Accessibility of tobacco products to young smokers

Mukand, N. H., Max, W. B., Colonna, R., Andersen-Rodgers, E. and White, J. S. (2025). Effect of tobacco sales bans on retail sales in Beverly Hills and Manhattan Beach, California, USA: a synthetic difference-in-differences analysis. Tob Control. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/41219114


Teshima, A., Feliu, A., Gallus, S., Martinez, C. and Fernandez, E. (2026). Impact of cigarette prices and age-of-sale policies on smoking prevalence among youth in 26 European Member States (2012-2023): a longitudinal ecological study using repeated cross-sectional data. Lancet Reg Health Eur, 101511. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/41216474


France-Presse, A. (2025). Maldives becomes the only country with generational smoking ban. The Guardian. Available from: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/nov/01/maldives-becomes-the-only-country-with-generational-smoking-ban


Ofori, M. (2025). Over 1,200 health leaders call for swift passage of UK tobacco and vapes bill. The Guardian. Available from: https://www.theguardian.com/society/2025/oct/27/uk-tobacco-and-vapes-bill-experts-letter


Purvedorj, B., Suh, E., Narmandakh, A., Kuwabara, Y., Kinjo, A., Osaki, Y., Petersen, A. B., Dambardajaa, D. and Singh, P. N. (2025). Spatial and Economic Proximity of Cigarette Products to School Children in Mongolia. Tob Use Insights, 1179173X251389206. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/41112519


Reed, E. C., Ackerman, C., Lee, J. G. L., Kong, A. Y., Giovenco, D. P., Delnevo, C. D. and Hrywna, M. (2025). You're Not a Cop, Right? How Tobacco Retailers Navigate Underage Tobacco Purchases at the Point of Sale: A Qualitative Analysis of Underage Buyers' Comments from Three U.S. states. Subst Use Misuse, 1-6. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/41051030


Crump, A. A., Amick, B. C., Landes, R. D., Brown, C. C., Porter, A. and Fairman, B. F. (2025). Perceived Tobacco Accessibility and Cigar Initiation: Exploring Racial and Ethnic Differences. Tob Use Insights, 1179173X251363738. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/41024940


Piper, M. E. and Betts, J. M. (2025). Smoking Behavior and Environmental Cues-The Importance of Time and Place. JAMA Netw Open, 9, e2530139. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/41021233


Singh, R. and Frank, A. L. (2025). India's tobacco control law: implementation of prohibition by educational institutions. Public Health Action, 3, 135-136. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/40936973


Farber, H. J. (2025). Effective Enforcement of Laws Prohibiting Underage Tobacco Product Sale Is Needed. Ann Am Thorac Soc. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/40854089


Farzeen, M., Ansari, S., Khan, A., Moodie, C., Sheikh, A., Hewitt, C., Khan, S. A., Khan, Z., Ross, H., Bauld, L. and Siddiqi, K. (2025). Exposure, access, susceptibility to and use of nicotine and tobacco products among 10-16 year-olds: National cross-sectional survey of 14,232 in-school and out-of-school children in Pakistan. Nicotine Tob Res. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/40796233


Li, D., Wu, S., Sussman, S. and Pentz, M. A. (2025). A systematic review and meta-analysis of Tobacco 21 policies and youth tobacco use: implications for future policy research. Lancet Reg Health Am, 101208. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/40822646


Karagiorgas, I. (2025). Greece passes law to jail people for selling alcohol or tobacco to children. euro.news. Available from:


Chhabra, K. G., Naganandini, S., Pankaj, C., Shweta, D., Kritika Singh, R., Koyel, M., Chandra, I. and Mohammad Ajmal, K. (2025). Exploring Awareness and Compliance Regarding Tobacco Sales to Minors Among Tobacco Vendors in Jaipur - A Cross-Sectional Study. Tob Use Insights, 1179173X251344115. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/40547610


Fischer, A. J., Krogh, J. D., Boyle, M., Saad, Y., Frahm, A., Teresi, M. and Carrel, M. (2025). Weak Age Restriction Enforcement and Retailer Proliferation Reveal Limits in Tobacco Control Policy. Ann Am Thorac Soc. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/40466091


Athauda, L., Verdun, Z., Atanasova, P., Ahmad, S., Ahsan, A., Hossain, M. M., Loomba, M., Pradeepa, R., Rajakaruna, V., Kaluarachchi, M., Kasturiratne, A., Khawaja, K. I., Mridha, M. K., Katulanda, P., Jha, V., Anjana, R. M., Chambers, J. C., Frost, G., Sassi, F. and Miraldo, M. (2025). Compliance to tobacco and alcohol zoning regulations around schools in Bangladesh, India, Pakistan and Sri Lanka using environmental mapping data. BMC Med, 1, 307. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/40437559


Ballmer, V., Notari, L. and Lebon, L. (2025). Test purchases of tobacco with minors in the Canton of Vaud (Switzerland) in 2023 and 2024. Tob Control. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/40345818


Pasch, K. E., Thomas, J. E. and Harrell, M. B. (2025). Tobacco retail outlet marketing exposure and growth of e-cigarette and cigarette use over adolescence and early young adulthood. Tob Control. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/40393722


Houghton, F. and Lombard, J. (2025). Notes from a small island: Ireland passes Tobacco 21 (T21) legislation. N Z Med J, 1613, 100-103. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/40209200


Ngwenya, G. V., Malaka, R. M., Cele, L. P. and Rammopo, M. (2025). Factors associated with cigarette smoking among learners at a high school in KwaZulu-Natal. Health SA, 2832. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/40183028


Putri, D. R., Astutik, E., Machmud, P. B. and Tama, T. D. (2024). Male adolescents' (Aged 15-24 years) smoking habit and its determinant: analysis of Indonesia demographic and health survey data, 2017. Afr Health Sci, 4, 362-372. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/40190526


Roberts, M. E., Lee, J. G., Morean, M. E., Kong, G., Ferketich, A. K., Craigmile, P. F., Ceasar, R. C., Spinola, V. B. and Berman, M. L. (2025). Age Restricted Location Policies: A Potential Strategy for Advancing the Tobacco Endgame. Am J Public Health, 5, 673-677. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/40203261


Alebshehy, R., Ibrahim, R. and Elmitwalli, S. (2025). Effects of retail environment regulations on reducing tobacco retailers and operating hours: a case study in Egypt. Tob Control. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/40032511


Hawkins, S. S., Coley, R. L., Lanteri, L. and Baum, C. F. (2025). How adolescent tobacco use has responded to state tobacco 21 laws and flavor restrictions. Am J Drug Alcohol Abuse, 1-Dec. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/40073279


Lim, K. H., Cheong, Y. L., Lim, K. K., Lim, J. H., Abdul Hamid, H. A., Riyadzi, M. R., Ghazali, S. M., Kee, C. C., Kang, C. Y., Hui, C. S., Marine, A. A., Hashim, M. H. M. and Lim, H. L. (2025). Sources of cigarettes for youth smokers in Malaysia: Findings from the National Health and Morbidity Survey (NHMS) 2022: Adolescents Health Survey (AHS). Tob Induc Dis. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/40130262


Matthes, B. K., Legg, T., Hiscock, R., Gallagher, A. W. A., Silver, K., Alaouie, H., Thomas, D. and Gilmore, A. B. (2025). The UK Tobacco and Vapes Bill (2023/4): framing strategies used by tobacco and nicotine industry actors faced with an endgame policy (a generational sales ban of tobacco products) and nicotine product restrictions. Tob Control. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/40122604


Morphett, K. and Gartner, C. E. (2025). Tobacco retailers' use of toy displays and cartoons in signage in Australia. Tob Control. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/40139797


Rooney, T., Okninski, M., Morphett, K., Richards, B. and Gartner, C. (2025). Protecting children from tobacco products in retail environments: A review of Australian tobacco control laws. Drug Alcohol Rev. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/40057945


Davies, N., Murray, R. L., Langley, T., Morling, J. and Bains, M. (2025). UK policymaker and expert perspectives on the smoke-free generation policy: a qualitative study. BMJ Public Health, 1, e001808. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/40017980


Carey, N., Lanteri, L. and Hawkins, S. S. (2024). A review of the landscape of state Tobacco 21 laws: Key components, research challenges, and future directions. Drug Alcohol Depend Rep, 100236. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/39829943


Kong, A. Y., Hrywna, M., Ackerman, C., Lee, J. G. L. and Delnevo, C. D. (2025). Identification Checks and Underage Sales of Tobacco Products in New Jersey, 2019-2022. JAMA Netw Open, 1, e2457319. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/39883466


Manietta, L., Kumbalatara, C., Rhodes, J., Jadalla, H. and Jayawardene, W. (2025). Preventing Underage Tobacco Access: A Cross-Sectional Study of Retailer Training in Southern Illinois. Health Promot Pract, 15248399241311842. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/39849868


Pokothoane, R., Agerfa, T. G., Miderho, C. C. and Mdege, N. D. (2025). Prevalence and determinants of tobacco use among school-going adolescents in 53 African countries: Evidence from the Global Youth Tobacco Survey. Addict Behav Rep, 100581. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/39881785


Buyinza, A. (2024). Mass. bill would prohibit tobacco sales to anyone born after specific date. Mass Live. Available from: https://www.masslive.com/politics/2024/11/mass-bill-would-prohibit-tobacco-sales-to-anyone-born-after-specific-date.html


Monshi, S. S., Arbaein, T. J. and Alanazi, A. M. (2024). Banning tobacco products sales to adolescents in the Gulf Cooperation Council countries. East Mediterr Health J, 11, 730-737. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/39722631


Tam, J., Crippen, A., Friedman, A., Jeon, J., Colston, D. C., Fleischer, N. L., Vander Woude, C. A., Boelter, M. A., Holford, T. R., Levy, D. T. and Meza, R. (2024). US Tobacco 21 Policies and Potential Mortality Reductions by State. JAMA Health Forum, 12, e244445. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/39705045


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