Teen Smoking: Baltimore Co. Takes Step to Prevent Life-Threatening Habit

BALTIMORE (WJZ)– The County is cracking down on sale of cigarettes to minors.
Pat Warren reports, most retailers are now complying with law.
It’s happening in the County, in the City and across the nation, as tobacco manufacturers pitch to teenage smoking, triggering a national public health issue.
Tuesday, Baltimore County announced the results of a crackdown on retail tobacco sales to minors, from 55 percent noncompliance in 2015 to 1 percent in 2017.
Health officials say they