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Youth Access to Tobacco and Synar Info

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The federal Synar Amendment requires states to have laws in place prohibiting the sale and distribution of tobacco products to persons under 18 and to enforce those laws effectively. Annual Synar checks, required by the amendment, show that great strides have been made the reduction in retailer violations of the law and youth access to tobacco products in Michigan.

Annual Synar Report, FFY2012, Michigan

Michigan Vendors Working to Protect Youth Under 18 from Tobacco

BSAAS Annual Reports: Youth Tobacco Sales Rates, Synar
FY2011     FY2010     FY2009     FY2008     FY2007     FY2006

Synar Policy items:

Prevention Policy # 01: Synar
This policy incorporates, by reference, the protocols and procedures provided below:

  1. Formal Synar Survey Protocol
    This protocol consists of the following documents:
    1. Formal Synar Survey Protocol - General Compliance Check Information
    2. Specific Procedures: Retailer & Vending Machine Compliance Checks
      1. Vending Machine Compliance Check Instructions
        1. Instructions for Chaperones - Vending Machine Compliance Checks
        2. Instructions for Youth Inspectors - Vending Machine Compliance Checks
      2. Tobacco Retailer Compliance Check Instructions
        1. Instructions for Chaperones - Retailer Compliance Checks
        2. Instructions for Youth Inspectors - Retailer Compliance Checks
    1. Sample Letters regarding Youth Inspectors
      1. Sample Letter to Parents
      2. Sample Youth Permission Slip
    1. Compliance Check Reporting Form & Instructions
      1. Youth Tobacco Act Compliance Check Reporting Form
      2. Instructions for the Completion of the Youth Tobacco Act Compliance Check Reporting Form

  2. Vendor Education Protocol
    1. Synar Protocol Signs 18 Years of Age

  3. Synar Tobacco Retailer Master List Clarification & Improvement/Coverage Study Procedures

Other Related Items:

Synar Meeting Information

Break the Chain of Tobacco Addiction
The FDA is launching a new campaign to educate retailers and raise awareness about tobacco product regulations designed to protect kids from the dangers of tobacco use and its negative health impacts.

Tobacco Retailer Informational Kit
A resource for retail establishments where tobacco is sold to ensure compliance with legislative mandates.

Youth Tobacco Act Legislation
This Act, commonly referred to as YTA, prohibits the selling, giving, or furnishing of tobacco products to minors (last amendment eff. 9/1/2006).

Tobacco Retailer Stickers

Tobacco Brochures
Brochures on quitting, effects of smoking, and information for retailers.

Tobacco/Synar Information from CSAP
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services, Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration, Center for Substance Abuse Prevention website.

 
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