MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 1996 Nov 29;45(47):1036-8.
The sale of tobacco products to persons ages < 18 years has been prohibited by law in Florida since October 1992, and since May 1994, a statewide law in Florida has required retailers or owners of businesses that sell cigarettes or other tobacco products to post a conspicuous sign stating that tobacco sales to minors are illegal and that proof of age is required to purchase tobacco products. To assess the impact of these laws in Broward County (1990 population: 1,255,531) during February-March 1996, the Florida Atlantic University Department of Exercise Science/Wellness Education conducted studies of vendor compliance with laws enacted to prevent minors from gaining access to cigarettes through vending machines and to ensure that tobacco vendors comply with the sign statute. This report summarizes the findings of the assessment of access to cigarettes from vending machines, which indicated that approximately one third of such attempts by minors were successful.
自1992年10月起，佛罗里达州法律禁止向18岁以下人士销售烟草制品；自1994年5月起，佛罗里达州一项全州性法律要求销售香烟或其他烟草制品的零售商或企业主张贴显眼标识，声明向未成年人销售烟草是非法行为，购买烟草制品需要提供年龄证明。为评估这些法律在1996年2月至3月期间对布劳沃德县（1990年人口：1,255,531）的影响，佛罗里达大西洋大学运动科学/健康教育部对供应商遵守旨在防止未成年人通过自动售货机获取香烟的法律情况以及确保烟草供应商遵守标识法规的情况进行了研究。本报告总结了对从自动售货机获取香烟情况评估的结果，该结果表明未成年人此类尝试中约有三分之一是成功的。
