Jason Leonard A, Pokorny Steven B, Sanem Julia R, Adams Monica L
Center for Community Research, DePaul University, Chicago, IL 60614, USA.
Behav Modif. 2006 Sep;30(5):681-92. doi: 10.1177/0145445505277995.
This study examined the impact of tobacco possession laws on public smoking among youth. There were two intervention sites: a fast food restaurant and a shopping mall. Two control sites were also monitored for public smoking among youth. Preliminary findings suggest that when police issued tickets to minors for violating tobacco possession laws, the number of youth smoking in public declined in both towns, with a more dramatic decrease occurring at the fast food site. In contrast, public smoking among youth in the control sites was not affected. The significance of reducing number of youth smoking in public through tobacco possession laws is discussed.
本研究调查了烟草持有法律对青少年公共场所吸烟行为的影响。有两个干预场所：一家快餐店和一个购物中心。另外还对两个对照场所的青少年公共场所吸烟情况进行了监测。初步研究结果表明，当警方因未成年人违反烟草持有法律而开出罚单时，两个城镇的青少年在公共场所吸烟的人数均有所下降，其中快餐店场所的下降幅度更为显著。相比之下，对照场所的青少年公共场所吸烟行为未受影响。本文还讨论了通过烟草持有法律减少青少年公共场所吸烟人数的意义。
