The Latest Biology News And Medical NewsBiology News 2Health News 2Biology News 3Health News 3
HOME >> MEDICINE >> NEWS
UNC study shows Internet offers youths easy way to buy cigarettes

CHAPEL HILL -- Children and adolescents can buy cigarettes easily through the Internet since cigarette venders have weak or nonexistent age verification methods, a new University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill study concludes. Retail tobacco sales to minors are against the law in all 50 states.

The study is the first scientific investigation to document Internet cigarette sales to minors, researchers say. Reported in the Sept. 10 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association, the project involved having four youths, aged 11 to 15 and under adult supervision, try to buy cigarettes from 55 Internet cigarette vendors.

"Our four volunteers made 83 purchase attempts, paying by credit card 47 times and by money order 36 times," said Dr. Kurt M. Ribisl assistant professor of health behavior and health education at the UNC School of Public Health. "We found the kids successfully received cigarettes for 93.6 percent of credit card purchase attempts and 88.9 percent of money order purchase attempts.

"Age was never verified for any of these deliveries," said Ribisl, also a member of the UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center. "Internet vendors sent a total of 1,650 packs of cigarettes to the underage youth in our study."

Co-authors of the JAMA report are public health doctoral students Rebecca S. Williams and Annice E. Kim. Money to buy the cigarettes was donated privately to the group.

Ribisl said it surprised him that more than 90 percent of the Internet vendors warned potential customers that they needed to be at least 18 years old to purchase cigarettes, yet more than 90 percent of the vendors sold cigarettes to the children anyway.

"More than a quarter of cigarette vendors also operated a retail store, and almost two-thirds were on Indian reservations," he said.

Some vendors required buyers to mail or fax a copy of their photo ID, but only three of the money order and one of the credit card purchases
'"/>

Contact: David Williamson
919-962-8596
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
9-Sep-2003


Page: 1 2 3

Related medicine news :

1. First head-to-head study to compare lidoderm patch and Celebrex in treating pain
2. UMaine study looks at infants and chronic nighttime crying
3. Chronic pain treatments more effective when taken together, new study shows
4. UNC study: Most N.C. family practitioners engage in unrecognized community service
5. New study in Nature demonstrates protection against cell death during heart attack
6. UCSF study offers insight into human circadian rhythms
7. International breast cancer prevention study launches in the United States and Canada
8. UW study shows blacks and Latinos are more satisfied with physicians of the same race
9. Physicians may not be accurate in their confidence levels of their diagnoses, says Pitt study
10. Advertising by academic medical centers may risk eroding public trust, says study
11. Fat may promote inflammation, new study suggests

Post Your Comments:
*Name:
*Comment:
*Email:
TAG: UNC study shows Internet offers youths easy way buy cigarettes

(Date:11/6/2009)... Nov. 6 The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs h...s capital to signal the beginning of a new mission...ive years. ,, More than 1,300 VA clinicians and he...agencies invested in providing support for homeles...h-based service providers represented by the Natio...
(Date:11/6/2009)... Nov. 6 Plan International, a leading children,...tries around the world, has been asked to deliver ...being at the upcoming American Public Health Assoc... Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on November 7-11, 2009...rs organizations together to address current and e...
(Date:11/6/2009)... A survey released today from Jackson...s surveyed (74 percent) feel they have less contro...d five years ago. , Alpha...eased today from Jackson Healthcare reports that...feel they have less control over the way they prac...
(Date:11/6/2009)...mitations seem to wane as years go by, researcher ...- New research suggests that people with multiple ...eveloping the disease are more likely to suffer fr...s with the condition. , The findings, published No...ease who relapse within five years of developing i...
(Date:11/6/2009)... School nurses mistakenly inject thre...nd medical malpractice lawyers, including David Pe...injections are not being reported. , ... 2009 -- Across New York, medical malpractice law...en the swine flu vaccine by public school nurses w...
Breaking Medicine News(10 mins):Health News:VA Summit Frames Plan to End Veteran Homelessness 2Health News:Plan's Expertise Highlighted at Premier Health Forum 2Health News:Physicians Losing Control of Medicine: New Survey Reports Medical Malpractice as Primary Reason, 2Health News:Physicians Losing Control of Medicine: New Survey Reports Medical Malpractice as Primary Reason, 3Health News:Physicians Losing Control of Medicine: New Survey Reports Medical Malpractice as Primary Reason, 4Health News:Early Relapse of MS May Mean Fewer Issues Later 2Health News:New York Medical Malpractice Lawyer Comments on School Nurses Injecting Students with Swine Flu Vaccine without Consent 2Health News:New York Medical Malpractice Lawyer Comments on School Nurses Injecting Students with Swine Flu Vaccine without Consent 3
(Date:11/7/2009)...EACH, Fla., Nov. 7 Patients report...n effective therapy in treating acute swelling att...ous genetic disorder, according to data presented ...hma & Immunology (ACAAI) Annual Meeting. The r...s conducted in parallel with the ongoing, prospect...
(Date:11/7/2009)...EACH, Fla., Nov. 7 Most patients w...ptoms that signal an oncoming HAE attack giving th...nd decrease the morbidity associated with that att...at the 2009 American College of Allergy, Asthma &a...nition of symptoms such as fatigue and nausea, whi...
(Date:11/6/2009)..., Wash., Nov. 6 SCOLR Ph...results for the three and nine months ended Septem...rma,s President and CEO, said, "We continue to adv...ibuprofen formulation. Several potential partners ...onnel and external resources as they evaluate the ...
Breaking Medicine Technology:Hereditary Angioedema Patients Report: C1-Esterase Inhibitor Concentrate Effective in Treating Acute Attacks, Helps Them Avoid Emergency Care 2Hereditary Angioedema Patients Report: C1-Esterase Inhibitor Concentrate Effective in Treating Acute Attacks, Helps Them Avoid Emergency Care 3Prodromal Symptoms Warn of Hereditary Angioedema Attacks, Give Patients Time to Start Therapy and Decrease Morbidity 2Prodromal Symptoms Warn of Hereditary Angioedema Attacks, Give Patients Time to Start Therapy and Decrease Morbidity 3SCOLR Pharma, Inc. Reports Third Quarter 2009 Financial Results 2SCOLR Pharma, Inc. Reports Third Quarter 2009 Financial Results 3SCOLR Pharma, Inc. Reports Third Quarter 2009 Financial Results 4SCOLR Pharma, Inc. Reports Third Quarter 2009 Financial Results 5SCOLR Pharma, Inc. Reports Third Quarter 2009 Financial Results 6SCOLR Pharma, Inc. Reports Third Quarter 2009 Financial Results 7SCOLR Pharma, Inc. Reports Third Quarter 2009 Financial Results 8SCOLR Pharma, Inc. Reports Third Quarter 2009 Financial Results 9APDA NPF Young Onset Parkinsons Conference Series Kick Off in Dallas October 23 24 57004 1APDA NPF Young Onset Parkinsons Conference Series Kick Off in Dallas October 23 24 57004 2APDA NPF Young Onset Parkinsons Conference Series Kick Off in Dallas October 23 24 57004 3Snoring Isn 26apos 3Bt Sexy LLC Proposes 7 Patient Guidelines for Selecting a Sleep Medicine Dentist 57000 1Snoring Isn 26apos 3Bt Sexy LLC Proposes 7 Patient Guidelines for Selecting a Sleep Medicine Dentist 57000 2Snoring Isn 26apos 3Bt Sexy LLC Proposes 7 Patient Guidelines for Selecting a Sleep Medicine Dentist 57000 3Snoring Isn 26apos 3Bt Sexy LLC Proposes 7 Patient Guidelines for Selecting a Sleep Medicine Dentist 57000 4Depression increases cancer patients risk of dying 56995 1Depression increases cancer patients risk of dying 56995 2
Other News:
.A University of Toronto researcher has found that a majority of women - regardless of religious denomination -- felt giving birth at home allowed them to infuse the experience with greater spiritual
...Chicago study finds therapy to prevent miscarriage...cians around the world to prevent recurrent.miscar...a study by led.researchers at the University of Ch...cet... "This is the largest, most comprehe...
...ntrolled trial of exercise for low back pain: clin...ogramme of eight exercise classes led by a physiot...ith low back pain, suggests a study published in t...lleagues from the University of York and Universit...
... HILL - When a young North Carolina father tried t...d no idea he might put his 2-year-old.son's health...he man slathered a cream containing the male hormo...year, according to University of North Carolina.at...
health news:University of Chicago study finds therapy to prevent miscarriage is not helpful 2health news:University of Chicago study finds therapy to prevent miscarriage is not helpful 3health news:Doctors find muscle-builder cream caused sex development in toddler 2
Psychosocial factors, such as cynical distrust, chronic stress and depression, may be associated with higher levels of inflammatory markers measured in the blood, which in turn are related to an incre
...ted behaviour in older patients with dementia, acc...of the UK-based Journal of Clinical Nursing.... Re...Taiwan found that providing 15-minute treatment se...nsiderable benefits, including reductions in verba...
...are are forming a coalition that will stand up for... and hospital clinics, city and county health dep...dical care for low-income people with HIV with now...unded through the Ryan White CARE Act provide care...
... UWS School of Education, is carrying out the proj...of women who have successfully stopped drinking......lness hospitalises 95,000 Australians a year. Of t...pendent.... However, Ms Withnall says the numbers ...
health news:Psychosocial factors associated with higher levels of inflammatory markers 2health news:Regular acupressure can significantly reduce agitated behavior in dementia 2health news:HIV medical providers unite to advocate for patient care 2health news:HIV medical providers unite to advocate for patient care 3health news:New UWS study to shed light on women and recovery from alcoholism 2