Among the many illicit drugs, tobacco has been in use more commonly. Both youth and adults of the United States have a habit of smoking. Even children under the age of 18 are found to use tobacco. In order to end the illegal tobacco sales to minors, the Synar Amendment program which is a state and federal partnership was conducted.
The Synar Amendment was enacted as Section 1926 of the federal Public Health Service Act. It aims the implementation of laws by the states and the U.S. jurisdictions to prohibit the sale and distribution of tobacco to minors. The Synar program is sponsored by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA). As per the program, states and the U.S jurisdictions have to submit the details of the retailer violation rates that represent the percentage of inspected retail outlets which sold tobacco products to minors.
The report given by SAMHSA stated that the average national retailer violation rate of tobacco sales decreased to 9.3 percent. This was found to be the lowest level in the 14 year history of the program. Though there was an increase in this rate from 9.9 percent in fiscal year 2008 to 10.9 percent in the fiscal year 2009, a downward trend was seen in the fiscal year 2010. The highest rate was found to be 72.7 percent at the time of the inception of the Synar's program (14 years ago). In 2010, 47 of the 50 states and the District of Columbia reported non-compliance rates below 15%. The report concludes that the states contributed to the measurable progress in reducing the illegal sales of tobacco to minors.
The Synar Amendment was enacted as Section 1926 of the federal Public Health Service Act. It aims the implementation of laws by the states and the U.S. jurisdictions to prohibit the sale and distribution of tobacco to minors. The Synar program is sponsored by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA). As per the program, states and the U.S jurisdictions have to submit the details of the retailer violation rates that represent the percentage of inspected retail outlets which sold tobacco products to minors.
The report given by SAMHSA stated that the average national retailer violation rate of tobacco sales decreased to 9.3 percent. This was found to be the lowest level in the 14 year history of the program. Though there was an increase in this rate from 9.9 percent in fiscal year 2008 to 10.9 percent in the fiscal year 2009, a downward trend was seen in the fiscal year 2010. The highest rate was found to be 72.7 percent at the time of the inception of the Synar's program (14 years ago). In 2010, 47 of the 50 states and the District of Columbia reported non-compliance rates below 15%. The report concludes that the states contributed to the measurable progress in reducing the illegal sales of tobacco to minors.
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