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Letter: Urge Legislature to invest a portion of tobacco tax revenue into prevention


Letter: Urge Legislature to invest a portion of tobacco tax revenue into prevention
In late February, the Minnesota Department of Health released data from the 2020 Minnesota Youth Tobacco Survey, which found one in five Minnesota high-schoolers reported using e-cigarettes within the past 30 days, and 70% of youth e-cigarette users reported signs of dependence. The youth e-cigarette epidemic is a disturbing trend that threatens our future health and workforce.
Written By:
Janelle Waldock and Molly Moilanen |
2:00 pm, Apr. 29, 2021
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Right now, Minnesota is in a precarious spot when it comes to combating the leading cause of preventable death and disease – tobacco addiction. This year, the state faces a prevention funding cliff at the same time we’re experiencing a youth tobacco epidemic, tobacco-related health disparities, stalled adult smoking rates and a respiratory pandemic. ....

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In Response: Tobacco tax increases work; they head off tobacco use


In Response: Tobacco tax increases work; they head off tobacco use
From the column: The impacts of a tobacco price increase diminish over time, which is why raising it must be done regularly. The last such increase (in Minnesota) came in 2013. We are overdue for another.
Written By:
Pat McKone |
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The Feb. 22 column in the News Tribune about new proposals to regulate tobacco sales (“Minnesota poised to become hotbed for smuggled smokes”) contained several questionable claims, one that needs addressing right away.
The column closed by stating, “Cigarette taxes are already so high that those still smoking have a great preference for doing so.” Smokers don’t “prefer” to smoke; they are addicted. Ask any smoker how they feel about their smoking, and the vast majority will tell you they wish they’d never started. ....

United States , American Cancer Society Action Network , Campaign For Tobacco , Clearway Minnesota , Tobacco Free Kids , ஒன்றுபட்டது மாநிலங்களில் , அமெரிக்கன் புற்றுநோய் சமூகம் நடவடிக்கை வலைப்பின்னல் , பிரச்சாரம் க்கு புகையிலை , தெளிவான பாதை மினசோட்டா , புகையிலை இலவசம் கீட்ஸ் ,