Ban on cigarette displays cuts children buying tobacco in shops by nearly a third, study finds

Ban on cigarette displays cuts children buying tobacco in shops by nearly a third, study finds The ban on displays of tobacco products in shops may have reduced the proportion of children buying cigarettes by 17 per cent, according to new research.

A study into buying habits suggests the introduction of the 2015 ban may have prompted an immediate fall in children’s tobacco consumption.

The research, by Imperial College London, assessed survey responses from 18,000 11- to 15-year-olds from across England between 2010 and 2016. The Independent

See also:

• Child awareness of and access to cigarettes: impacts of the point-of-sale display ban in England (open access) Tobacco Control