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Preventing Youth Access to Tobacco

It is illegal to provide or sell tobacco to any person under the age of 18.  The state Tobacco Prevention and Control Program works with local prevention programs, the Liquor Control Board, local law enforcement agencies, and other partners statewide to ensure that the law is enforced.  The program and its partners work to prevent youth from gaining access to tobacco products by educating retailers and the public about tobacco sales and possession laws; encouraging innovative policing strategies; and conducting random, undercover checks of tobacco retailers to discourage sales to minors.  

Links to external sites of interest*

• Synar Amendment Information from the Center for Substance Abuse Prevention
  The Synar Amendment to the Health and Human Services Act sets forth compliance check requirements, and guidelines for the distribution of federal substance abuse prevention and treatment dollars to the states.

• Youth Volunteers for Tobacco Prevention
  Public Health - Seattle & King County has posted this video that provides information for youth volunteers aged 15-16 on how to get involved with their Tobacco Prevention program.
  

• Washington State Department of Licensing 
   

Contact
Paul Davis
360-236-3642
Paul.Davis@doh.wa.gov

 * Links to external resources are provided as a public service for educational purposes only. External links do not imply endorsement by the Washington State Department of Health of any political, commercial, promotional or other proprietary content that may be included in linked Web sites.

Linked external Web pages are routinely monitored by the Department for materials that advocate for political outcomes. If you find any materials on a directly linked Web page that advocates for, or against, any political candidates, ballot measures, or referendums, please contact us immediately so that the link may be promptly removed.

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