Is Canadian federal legislation effective in preventing youth access to vaping initiation products? A study using secret shoppers and online access in three Alberta cities

Is Canadian federal legislation effective in preventing youth access to vaping initiation products? A study using secret shoppers and online access in three Alberta cities

The Tobacco and Vaping Products Act (Canada, 1997) (the “TVPA”) aims to protect the health of young persons by restricting access to vaping products. We studied whether the TVPA achieves this goal by sending young ‘secret shoppers’ to 120 shops in Calgary, Edmonton, and Red Deer to attempt to buy ni...

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Main Authors: Sebastian Kilcommons, Simonne Horwitz, Seong Eon Ha, Kirsten Ebbert, Lea Restivo, Mary-Claire M. Verbeke, Ally Hays-Alberstat, Lorcan Cooke, Cameron Mackay, Mark Anselmo, Ian Mitchell, Christopher J. Doig, Juliet R. Guichon
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2020-09-01
Series:Preventive Medicine Reports
Subjects:
Nicotine vaping initiation product
Youth access
Retail secret shopper
Online purchasing attempt
Tobacco and Vaping Products Act (Canada, 2018)
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2211335520300772

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