On February 28, the U.S. House of Representatives voted to advance the “Reversing the Youth Tobacco Epidemic Act,” which would prohibit the sale of flavored tobacco products to youth. The bill aims to stem the dramatic rise in youth vaping, which is a public health crisis and is threatening the health of American children. A staggering 5 million U.S. kids now use e-cigarettes. Aside from the unknown long-term health consequences, e-cigarettes could become an on-ramp to nicotine addiction for a generation of youth. NAESP supports this legislation because health experts have indicated that banning flavored e-cigarettes would make vaping significantly less attractive to youth.

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Source: NAESP Advocacy Update, March 2020.