If Congress increases the tobacco purchase age to 21 from 18, it will “substantially” reduce the number of 15- to 17-year-olds who begin smoking, according to the results of an independent study conducted for the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. Jonathan Winickoff, associate professor of pediatrics at Massachusetts General Hospital, is mentioned.
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