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Evaluation Of Risk Perception Of Smoking After The Implementation Of California’S Tobacco 21 Law, Joanna K. Sax, Neal Doran
Evaluation Of Risk Perception Of Smoking After The Implementation Of California’S Tobacco 21 Law, Joanna K. Sax, Neal Doran
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Decreasing smoking initiation remains a public health priority. In 2016, California, in the United States, enacted the Tobacco 21 law, which raised the minimum age for the purchase of tobacco products from age 18 to age 21. This paper evaluates whether the enactment and implementation of the Tobacco 21 law changed how young adults perceive the risk(s) of smoking. Data were drawn from a cohort of emerging adults (n = 575) in California who were non-daily smokers at enrollment and followed quarterly for 3 years. Data were collected during 2015–2019. Piecewise multilevel regression models were used to test for changes …