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TEEN TOBACCO USE PREVENTION AND CESSATION INITIATIVE - Law Enforcement of Tobacco Sales to Minors
The January 2005 “Guide to Community Preventive Services” from the CDC states that there is now sufficient evidence that restricting minor’s access to tobacco products as part of a comprehensive program is an effective intervention for reducing tobacco use initiation.
HWTF provides a grant to DHHS and the Division of Alcohol Law Enforcement (ALE) to provide education and enforcement of the State’s Youth Access to Tobacco Products Law (G.S. 14-313), with emphasis on areas where there is high noncompliance among retailers. As part of this grant, DHHS developed the Red Flag Tobacco Enforcement Campaign. Red Flag augments law enforcement efforts on tobacco sales by publicizing North Carolina’s color-coded driver’s license format (for e.g. red on the license means the holder is underage).
