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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#PressRelease We applaud @AlbanyNYLeg @realbte @mpeterforalbany @joanneecunningh for passing measures last night to protect residents of multi-unit housing from the harmful effects of exposure to secondhand smoke.
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The fight to stop menthol cigarettes is gaining momentum. @nytimes highlights progress at the national, state and local levels.
@FDATobacco must ban menthol cigarettes and stop Big Tobacco's deadly, decades-long targeting of Black communities and kids. https://www.nytimes.com/2021/03/22/health/methol-smoking-ban.html