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youth
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Budgets/TaxesTobacco
There is No ‘Epidemic’ of Youth Vaping, Only a Moral Panic
by Sherwin Mena May 17, 2019Should teenagers vape, text while driving, use marijuana, drink alcohol? Absolutely not. Demonizing vapor products only destroys public perception, scares adult smokers from converting, and financially harms small businesses.
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FeaturedTobacco
Association of Youth E-Cigarette Bans with Increased Smoking Confirmed
by Brad Rodu March 18, 2016Last November, I discussed a Yale research finding that smoking increased significantly among teens aged 12-17 in states that banned e-cigarette sales to minors compared with states with no bans (here). Now this from researchers at Cornell University: “We document a concerning trend of cigarette smoking among adolescents increasing when [e-cigarettes] become more difficult to purchase.”