article_snippet.sent: This bold step will reduce smoking among young people, save lives and help make the next generation tobacco-free," said Matthew L. Myers, president of the Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids, in a prepared statement.
article_snippet.sent: Increasing the sale age to 21 will reduce tobacco use among youth and young adults, age groups when nearly all smoking begins and that are heavily targeted by the tobacco industry," he said.
article_snippet.sent: Setting the minimum age at 21 nationwide would result in nearly a quarter-million fewer premature deaths and 50,000 fewer deaths from lung cancer among people born between 2000 and 2019, a report last month from the Institute of Medicine that said barring people under age 21 from buying cigarettes would have significant public health benefits estimated.
article_snippet.sent: Raise the smoking age?
article_snippet.sent: Teenagers, especially those between 15 and 17, are most vulnerable to addiction at a time when Teenagers, especially those between 15 and 17 brains are still developing, said the study, which was conducted at the request of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.
article_snippet.sent: If the minimum legal age for tobacco use was raised to 21, the prevalence of smokers among today's teens would decline by 12% when they become adults, a report last month from the Institute of Medicine that said barring people under age 21 from buying cigarettes would have significant public health benefits said.