Tobacco Zones
This is the minimum distance tobacco products can be sold from a school in most states.
What is 1,000 feet
This is the legal age to purchase tobacco in the U.S.?
What is 21 years old
This Connecticut General Statute requires written advertisements for untaxed cigarettes to include a specific warning about state taxes.
What is Connecticut General Statute § 12-292
Critics argue that proximity laws unfairly target this group of businesses
What are small convenience stores or gas stations?
Proximity laws aim to reduce tobacco exposure among teens to lower the risk of developing this mental health issue.
What is nicotine addiction?
True or False Tobacco products can be sold at a convenience store directly across from a playground.
False
True or False: Minors caught with tobacco in a restricted area face no penalties.
False
In Connecticut, selling cigarettes or tobacco products to individuals under this age is prohibited
What is 21 years old
Opponents claim that restrictions on tobacco advertising violate this constitutional right."
What is freedom of speech
Studies have shown that teens who use tobacco are more likely to experience these two mental health challenges
What are anxiety and depression?
This is a term for areas where tobacco sales are restricted due to proximity to schools or youth-centered facilities.
What is restricted zones
"This distance is commonly used to define a 'restricted area' around schools for tobacco possession."
what is 500 feet
This federal act, enforced in Connecticut, gives the FDA authority to regulate the marketing of tobacco products to protect public health.
What is the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act
Some argue that proximity laws may not reduce youth tobacco use but instead drive sales to these locations
What are unregulated online retailers or black markets?
Nicotine use during adolescence can interfere with this critical developmental process in the brain
What is the development of the prefrontal cortex (responsible for decision-making and impulse control)
When Legislation passes stores will be grandfathered in. This means...
Stores that have the license to sell tobacco products before legislation passes can continue selling tobacco products.
True or False: Electronic cigarettes (vapes) are also subject to proximity restrictions for minors in Connecticut."
What is true
This 2003 Connecticut law prohibits smoking in workplaces and public places, including restaurants and bars, to reduce exposure to secondhand smoke
What is the Clean Indoor Air Act?
This is one reason businesses argue that proximity laws put them at a disadvantage compared to larger chains."
What is limited marketing options and decreased foot traffic?
Proximity laws that restrict tobacco near schools are designed to prevent this behavioral cycle that can worsen mental health.
What is the cycle of dependency and withdrawal
Explain why proximity laws for tobacco exist. Give two reasons
protect youth from easy access to tobacco and reduce exposure to advertising.
schools can take these actions to enforce proximity tobacco laws for minors?
What is Reporting incidents to authorities and providing educational programs
These are two forms of tobacco advertising that are restricted under proximity laws.
Billboards near schools and ads on public transportation.
Opponents argue that restricting flavored tobacco products disproportionately impacts this group of adult consumers.
What are adult smokers who prefer flavored options?
Tobacco advertising near schools is restricted because it exploits teens' vulnerability to this psychological effect.
What is peer influence and the susceptibility to social norms?"