MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 1996 Dec 13;45(49):1079-82.
Health consequences associated with use of smokeless tobacco (SLT) (i.e., snuff or loose-leaf or fine-cut chewing tobacco) products include halitosis, leukoplakia, and oral cancer. Periodontal degeneration and soft tissue lesions are early indicators of these conditions and diseases among persons who use SLT. Since October 1992, the sale of tobacco products to minors (i.e., persons aged < 18 years) has been prohibited by law in Florida, and since May 1994, Florida law has required businesses to post warning signs stating that tobacco sales to minors are illegal and that proof of age is required to purchase tobacco products such as SLT. To assess the impact of these laws on over-the-counter access to SLT by minors in Broward County (1990 population: 1,244,531), during March-June 1996 faculty from Florida Atlantic University's Department of Exercise Science/Wellness Education conducted a study to measure vendor compliance with tobacco minimum-age sale laws and with the sign statute. This report summarizes the findings of the assessments, which indicated that nearly one third of attempts by minors to purchase SLT products were successful.
与使用无烟烟草（即鼻烟、散叶或细切咀嚼烟草）产品相关的健康后果包括口臭、白斑病和口腔癌。牙周退化和软组织病变是使用无烟烟草者出现这些状况和疾病的早期指标。自1992年10月起，佛罗里达州法律禁止向未成年人（即年龄小于18岁的人）销售烟草产品，自1994年5月起，佛罗里达州法律要求商家张贴警告标志，声明向未成年人销售烟草是非法行为，购买无烟烟草等烟草产品需要提供年龄证明。为评估这些法律对布劳沃德县（1990年人口：1,244,531）未成年人在柜台购买无烟烟草的影响，1996年3月至6月期间，佛罗里达大西洋大学运动科学/健康教育部的教员开展了一项研究，以衡量商家对烟草最低年龄销售法律和标志法规的遵守情况。本报告总结了评估结果，结果表明未成年人购买无烟烟草产品的尝试中近三分之一获得成功。
