The effects of e-cigarette minimum legal sale age laws on youth substance use
The effects of e-cigarette minimum legal sale age laws on youth substance use
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DOI：
10.1002/hec.3854
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发表时间：
2019-03-01
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影响因子：
2.1
通讯作者：
Pesko, Michael F.
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作者：
Dave, Dhaval;Feng, Bo;Pesko, Michael F.
我们使用异中之差模型和2005年至2015年国家和州青少年风险行为监测系统的个人层面数据来检验电子烟最低法定销售年龄（MLSA）法律对青少年吸烟、饮酒和大麻使用的影响。我们的研究结果表明，这些法律使青少年吸烟参与率提高了约一个百分点，而增加的吸烟参与率中约有一半可归因于开始吸烟。我们发现很少有证据表明，超过法律规定的青少年年龄后，吸烟人数会持续增加。我们的研究结果还显示，法律对青少年饮酒、酗酒和大麻使用的影响很小。综合这些因素，我们的研究结果表明，电子烟可能会产生意想不到的影响——短期内香烟使用量上升，而青少年被限制购买电子烟。
We use difference-in-differences models and individual-level data from the national and state Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System from 2005 to 2015 to examine the effects of e-cigarette minimum legal sale age (MLSA) laws on youth cigarette smoking, alcohol consumption, and marijuana use. Our results suggest that these laws increased youth smoking participation by about one percentage point and approximately half of the increased smoking participation could be attributed to smoking initiation. We find little evidence of higher cigarette smoking persisting beyond the point at which youth age out of the laws. Our results also show little effect of the laws on youth drinking, binge drinking, and marijuana use. Taking these together, our findings suggest a possible unintended effect of e-cigarette MLSA laws-rising cigarette use in the short term while youth are restricted from purchasing e-cigarettes.