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Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Reports (MMWRs)
Usual Sources of Cigarettes for Middle and High School Students—Texas, 1998–1999
October 11, 2002 / Vol. 51 / No. 40
The Friday, October 11, 2002, issue of the Centers for Disease Control
and Prevention’s (CDC)
Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)
contains a study titled "Usual Sources of Cigarettes for Middle and High
School Students—Texas, 1998–1999."
According to the study, among students in Texas, cigarette
theft and using older acquaintances to purchase cigarettes are becoming
increasingly common. The illegal sale of cigarettes to minors however, is
becoming less common. In Texas, the illegal sale rate to minors decreased from 24% in 1998 to 13
% in 1999.
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