Today, FDA Commissioner @SGottliebFDA unveiled new steps to prevent youth use of flavored tobacco products and announced plans to ban menthol in cigarettes and cigars. cards.twitter.com/cards/2m2m96/6
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FDA’s new policy framework strikes a careful balance between making flavored tobacco products—especially e-cigarettes—less accessible and less appealing to kids, while maintaining the availability of potentially less harmful options for adult smokers looking to quit cigarettes.
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The changes are aimed at reversing trends that show disturbing increases in youth tobacco use.
Today, and released findings on e-cigarette and any tobacco product use from the 2018 National Youth Tobacco Survey. #YouthTobaccoUse go.usa.gov/xPGPW
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NYTS KEY FINDING: Youth current e-cigarette use surged #YouthTobaccoUse
From 2017 to 2018, current e-cigarette use increased alarmingly from 2.1 million to 3.6 million among middle and high school students. fda.gov/TobaccoProduct
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NYTS KEY FINDING: Current e-cigarette use increased 78% among high school students #YouthTobaccoUse
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NYTS KEY FINDING: Current e-cigarette use increased 48% among middle school students #YouthTobaccoUse
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NYTS KEY FINDING: Frequency of use rose among high school current e-cig users #YouthTobaccoUse
➡️ In 2017, 20% of high school users used e-cigs on 20 or more of past 30 days
➡️ In 2018, 28% of high school users used e-cigs on 20 or more of past 30 days
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NYTS KEY FINDING: Use of flavors rose among high school current e-cigarette users #YouthTobaccoUse
➡️ In 2017, 61% of high school e-cigarette users used flavored e-cigarettes
➡️ In 2018, 68% of high school e-cigarette users used flavored e-cigarettes
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NYTS KEY FINDING: E-cigarette use surge led to uptick in overall tobacco use #YouthTobaccoUse
Due to the increase in current e-cig use among youth in 2018, overall tobacco use has increased, reversing the decline seen over the last few years.
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Parents allowing them to obtain adult products and stores selling to minors should be the focus then. Remove tobacco selling rights from stores for violation, charge parents contributing to the deliquency of a minor.
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So you’re going to put more cash back in the pockets of big tobacco? A: Yes. #worthlesshacks #gangsters #conjob
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