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FACTS @ VAPING/E-CIGS
• The use of e-cigarettes (like Juul) is unsafe for kids, teens, and young adults.
• E-cigarettes (like Juul) contain nicotine. Nicotine is highly addictive and can harm adolescent brain development, which continues into the early to mid-20s.
• E-cigarettes (like Juul) can contain other harmful substances besides nicotine.
• Young people who use e-cigarettes may be more likely to smoke cigarettes in the future.
• All JUUL e-cigarettes have a high level of nicotine. According to the manufacturer, a single JUUL pod contains as much nicotine as a pack of 20 regular cigarettes.
• Teens and young adults can text DITCHVAPE to 88709 for support in quitting!
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Very important news in the tobacco prevention world-------On August 28, 2020, California became the 2nd state in the nation, after Massachusetts, to pass a broad law prohibiting the sale of most flavored tobacco products. This follows the action of over 270 localities in nine states across the U.S. that have enacted flavored tobacco bans. The California bill bans the sale of menthol cigarettes and all flavored e-cigarettes statewide, as well as flavored non-cigarette tobacco products such as smokeless tobacco and some cigars. Governor Gavin Newsom signed the legislation, and it took effect January 1, 2021.
Unfortunately, it does contain several exemptions for hookah, premium cigars, and pipe tobacco.
Federal Context: Under the 2009 Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act, the federal government restricted the sale of some flavored tobacco products, including most flavored cigarettes. However, the Tobacco Control Act exempted menthol flavored cigarettes and flavored non-cigarette tobacco products, such as cigars, smokeless tobacco, hookahs, and e-cigarettes. Despite these exemptions, this law has had measurable public health benefits.
A recent study found the federal flavor ban led to a 43 percent decline in smoking among youth ages 12-17 and a 27 percent decline among young adults ages 18-25. Of youth using a tobacco product; over 80% are using a flavored tobacco product.