Through a federal grant administered through the WV Department of Health & Human Resources' Division on Alcoholism and Drug Abuse, the West Virginia Prevention Resource Center coordinates field implementation of annual tobacco retailer inspections mandated by federal Synar regulation. This website contains an overview of the Synar regulation, copies of Synar inspection results, and information about past and present efforts relative to Synar compliance and other tobacco prevention/enforcement efforts in West Virginia.


Tobacco Retailer Education Efforts
Other Tobacco Prevention Information

Federal/State Program Achieves Dramatic Nationwide Drop in Tobacco Sales to Minors

Random Compliance Checks Find Tobacco Sales to Minors Have Reached an All-Time Low

Nicotene Dependence 2006

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