Evaluating the Effects of a Community Coalition's Efforts To Reduce Illegal Sales of Alcohol and Tobacco Products to Minors.

Lewis, Rhonda K.; And Others

Notes FAQ Contact Us

Back to results

Peer reviewed

ERIC Number: EJ536861

Record Type: Journal

Publication Date: 1996

Pages: N/A

Abstractor: N/A

ISBN: N/A

ISSN: ISSN-0094-5145

EISSN: N/A

Available Date: N/A

Evaluating the Effects of a Community Coalition's Efforts To Reduce Illegal Sales of Alcohol and Tobacco Products to Minors.

Lewis, Rhonda K.; And Others

Journal of Community Health, v21 n6 p429-36 Dec 1996

The intervention described here involved having minors try to purchase tobacco and alcohol, then citizens issuing citations to clerks who completed sales or commendations to those who refused. The intervention reduced alcohol, but not cigarette sales to minors. (SM)

Descriptors: Adolescents, Alcoholic Beverages, Citizen Participation, Community Involvement, Elementary Secondary Education, Legal Responsibility, Sales Workers, Substance Abuse, Tobacco, Vendors

Publication Type: Reports - Research; Journal Articles

Education Level: N/A

Audience: N/A

Language: English

Sponsor: N/A

Authoring Institution: N/A

Identifiers - Location: Kansas (Wichita)

Grant or Contract Numbers: N/A

Author Affiliations: N/A