See through the vapor.
See through the vapor. Selling e-cigarettes to youth under the age of 19 is illegal. Despite this law, e-cigarette use has tripled among Utah youth since 2011. Utah teens are able to access them because:
→ T here are no statewide licensing requirements to sell e-cigarettes. Anyone can sell them.
→A recent Utah study showed that vape and tobacco specialty stores were most likely to sell to teens.
→W ith no licensing, there are no compliance checks and few consequences for selling to teens.
Stop the trend of nicotine addiction among Utah’s teens. Prevent youth access to e-cigarettes.
The statistics are alarming for e-cigarette usage among teens. In a study of Utah students in grades 8, 10 and 12:
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The rate of students who currently use electronic cigarettes has tripled from 2011 to 2013. Youth are more likely to use e-cigarettes than any other tobacco product on the market. E-cigarettes are the new pathway to nicotine addiction. Nearly one-third of teens who used e-cigarettes in the past 30 days have never tried a cigarette.
Due to the damaging effects of nicotine on brain development, candy-like flavors, aggressive marketing tactics, and lack of manufacturing standards, curbing the use of e-cigarettes among youth is a
public health priority.
→ T here are no statewide licensing requirements to sell e-cigarettes. Anyone can sell them.
→A recent Utah study showed that vape and tobacco specialty stores were most likely to sell to teens.
→W ith no licensing, there are no compliance checks and few consequences for selling to teens.
Stop the trend of nicotine addiction among Utah’s teens. Prevent youth access to e-cigarettes.
The statistics are alarming for e-cigarette usage among teens. In a study of Utah students in grades 8, 10 and 12:
x3 > 1/3
The rate of students who currently use electronic cigarettes has tripled from 2011 to 2013. Youth are more likely to use e-cigarettes than any other tobacco product on the market. E-cigarettes are the new pathway to nicotine addiction. Nearly one-third of teens who used e-cigarettes in the past 30 days have never tried a cigarette.
Due to the damaging effects of nicotine on brain development, candy-like flavors, aggressive marketing tactics, and lack of manufacturing standards, curbing the use of e-cigarettes among youth is a
public health priority.
