This age group represented 11% of the people smoking e-cigarettes, with the number being around 3.4 million
Program and Education Coordinator Melissa Moore says the kits are filling a gap, noting that the education curriculum in public schools is lagging behind
Instead of backing an aggressive marketing plan to get low-risk nicotine products into the hands of marginalized smokers, the FDA focuses obsessively on how companies must restrict access to teens
The move comes less than a year after Health Canada regulations took effect requiring the individual labels, as part of an ongoing effort to curb smoking in the country
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Because current federal regulations are insufficient to protect youth from e-cigarette use, exposure, and nicotine addiction, there are recommendations for pediatricians and pediatric health care providers to counsel and advocate for a tobacco-free lifestyle for patients and families. Advocacy and policy goals 1.) REQUIRE MANUFACTURERS TO PAY A CERTAIN PERCENTAGE OF THEIR PROFITS OR SALES INTO A FUND THAT WOULD BE USED TO FUND EDUCATIONAL MEDIA CAMPAIGNS ON THE HARMFUL EFFECTS OF ENDS (ELECTRONIC NICOTINE DELIVERY SYSTEMs) 2.) INCREASE PRICE OR TAX OF ALL Tobacco products equally including E-CIGARETTES AND E-JUICE 3.) RESTRICT ADVERTISING NEAR SCHOOLS AND PARKS 4.) Regulate VAPE SHOPS FROM OPENING NEAR SCHOOLS AND PARKS 5.) INCREASE REGULATIONS ON E-CIGARETTE PRODUCTS 6.) BAN FLAVORINGS 7.) INCREASE THE LEGAL AGE TO PURCHASE TOBACCO AND E-CIGARETTES/E-JUICE TO 21 IN OUR STATE OF GEORGIA and at the national level- Goal Achieved 8.) INCREASE FINES TO SELLERS THAT ARE NOT ENFORCING THE LEGAL AGE TO PURCHASE E-CIGARETTE PRODUCTS 9.) enforce no underage ordering of e-cigarettes and e-juice online 10.) Having regulated e-cigarette companies serve as cessation tools Toll of tobacco facts Despite enormous progress in reducing smoking, tobacco use is still the leading cause of preventable death in the United States and imposes a terrible toll on families, businesses and government
