Maine gets high marks on tobacco prevention report card
The American Lung Association is giving Maine some of the best grades in the country when it comes to tobacco use, but says we still have work to do when it comes to kids. Share Updated: 7:58 AM EST Jan 27, 2021
Maine gets high marks on tobacco prevention report card
The American Lung Association is giving Maine some of the best grades in the country when it comes to tobacco use, but says we still have work to do when it comes to kids. Share Updated: 7:58 AM EST Jan 27, 2021
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American Lung Association Senior Division Director for State Public Policy and Maine resident, Lance Boucher says 1 in every three Maine high school students is currently using tobacco. Boucher says, “In Maine, our high school tobacco use rate remains at an alarming 33%. The surge in youth vaping combined with the fact that smoking increases the chance of severe COVID-19 symptoms, make it more important than ever for Maine to implement the proven measures outlined in ‘State of Tobacco Control’ to prevent and reduce tobacco use.
Boucher continues, “Mainers should not have a false sense of security with Maine’s report card. While Maine has some of the highest grades in the country, we still have a long way to go.”
Portsmouth, NH | January 27, 2021
Even amid the pandemic, tobacco use remains a serious public health threat. In addition to tobacco-related death and disease, smoking also increases the risk of the most severe impacts of COVID-19, making ending tobacco use more important than ever. This year’s “State of Tobacco Control” report from the American Lung Association grades federal and state efforts to reduce tobacco use and calls for meaningful policies that will prevent and reduce tobacco use and save lives. The report finds that New Hampshire earned mostly failing grades on its efforts to reduce and prevent tobacco use, including e-cigarettes.
Augusta, ME | January 27, 2021
Even amid the pandemic, tobacco use remains a serious public health threat. In addition to tobacco-related death and disease, smoking also increases the risk of the most severe impacts of COVID-19, making ending tobacco use more important than ever. This year’s “State of Tobacco Control” report from the American Lung Association grades federal and state efforts to reduce tobacco use and calls for meaningful policies that will prevent and reduce tobacco use and save lives. The report finds while Maine has taken significant steps to reduce tobacco use, illustrated by its three A grades in prevention and control program funding, smokefree air and access to cessation services, elected officials can do more to save lives by prohibiting flavored tobacco products and increasing the tobacco tax.
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