County flavor restrictions associated with reduced smoking by adolescents

County flavor restrictions associated with reduced smoking by adolescents

Researchers from Boston College found that county-level restrictions on flavored tobacco products were associated with reduced use of cigarettes and e-cigarettes by adolescents in Massachusetts. The local restrictions limited the sale of flavored tobacco products to adult-only retail tobacco stores.  “Local legislation can reduce adolescent tobacco use, and municipalities should enact stricter tobacco-control policies when not pre-empted by state law,” the authors concluded. Read the paper.