Youth Initiation
Tobacco marketing drives youth experimentation with tobacco and transition to regular use. In fact, exposure to this marketing in community stores is correlated with higher rates of youth tobacco use. Further, tobacco products sold in smaller, cheaper packages and with youth-appealing flavors promote youth initiation and unwitting addiction. Communities may combat youth tobacco use by regulating where and how tobacco may be sold (see our resources in Point of Sale Policies). For more information on the role retail tobacco marketing plays in recruiting youth users, visit our resources below.
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In the absence of federal action, state and local governments continue to advance proposals to restrict the sale of harmful flavored tobacco products. https://kdvr.com/news/local/proposal-on-banning-flavored-tobacco-in-denver-advances/
Today, @CongressmanRaja sent letters to 2 manufacturers/sellers of synthetic nicotine products, seeking information about the companies & their sale of these products, which are unregulated by @FDATobacco. #ecigs #syntheticnicotine @CenterTobacco @cdoug https://oversight.house.gov/sites/democrats.oversight.house.gov/files/2021-11-08-RK%20to%20Minas-Puff%20Bar%20and%20Schuman-Next%20Generation.pdf
Cigarette sales increased in 2020 for the first time in two decades, with #mentholcigarettes representing more than a third of the market. Menthol products also made up more than half of smokeless tobacco sales. https://www.ftc.gov/news-events/press-releases/2021/10/ftc-report-finds-annual-cigarette-sales-increased-first-time-20