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An Unintended Consequence of Complete Flavor Bans: More Youth Smoking Review of: Abigail S. Friedman, “A Difference-in-Differences Analysis of Youth Smoking and a Ban on Sales of Flavored Tobacco Products in San Francisco, California,” Reviewed by: Chelsea Boyd In response to continued concern over youth vaping rates, some jurisdictions have implemented flavor bans in an attempt to make nicotine products combustible cigarettes, vaporizers (vapes), e-cigarettes and other electronic nicotine delivery systems less appealing to young people. The ban in one jurisdiction, San Francisco, enabled researchers [2]to evaluate what happens to youth smoking rates following a ban on flavored tobacco products. ....
Minnesota teens are still vaping at a very high rate The majority of youth e-cig users report signs of nicotine dependence, MDH says. Author: Public health efforts to slow e-cigarette use in Minnesota teens appear to be working, but teens are still vaping at very high rates, including a marked rise in teens vaping marijuana. That s according to the Minnesota Department of Health s 2020 Minnesota Youth Tobacco Survey, which found one in five high school students use e-cigarettes and more than 70% of middle and high schoolers who vape report signs of nicotine dependence. Last year s survey suggests public health efforts have slowed the rapid growth of e-cigarette use that s happened in recent years, with the report noting e-cigarette use held steady in 2020 compared to 2017. ....
Connor Burge, The Times State Rep. Julie Olthoff, R-Crown Point, is leading a Statehouse effort to reduce Hoosier smoking rates by seeking to increase Indianaâs cigarette tax by $1 per pack. Olthoff told the House Public Health Committee on Monday that 1 in 5 Indiana adults are smokers, along with 23% of high school students, and theyâre disproportionately driving up health care costs and cancer rates in the state, while reducing worker productivity. Our desire is to drive a new wave of smoking cessation and prevention, especially for our Indiana youth, Olthoff said. The Republican explained the $1 per pack cigarette tax hike in House Bill 1434 is high enough to discourage younger Hoosiers from continuing or taking up the habit, and likewise should spur many adult smokers to consider scaling back or quitting smoking altogether. ....