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Read more Disparities in the tobacco retail environment Tobacco retailers are often more heavily populated in areas with a greater number of minority and low-income residents

This problem highlights the need for new public health approaches, including better programs to help people stop smoking, stricter rules on tobacco sales and education to prevent young people from starting to smoke

For more information, review: Public Health Law Centers Tobacco Coupon Regulations and Sampling RestrictionsTips and Tools to learn about strategies for closing loopholes in the Tobacco Control Act

Unfair and unjust practices and conditions harm people with low socioeconomic status and drive health disparities