The impact of school smoking policies and student perceptions of enforcement on school smoking prevalence and location of smoking

(Disponible en anglais seulement.)

Evaluates the impact of school tobacco policy on location of tobacco use and smoking rates during the school day in Canadian high schools. Results demonstrate that written policy intention and implementation need to be considered, and policies that are viewed by students as strongly enforced influence school smoking prevalence.

http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/her/cyl102

Comment: A school tobacco policy is only as strong as its enforcement.