E-cigarettes: Facts, stats and regulations

While e-cigarette use prevalence has declined significantly since the heyday of JUUL, an estimated 1.63 million middle and high school students currently use e-cigarettes, which remains a concern. Thousands of flavored, high-nicotine, and relatively cheap e-cigarette products remain on the market – many of them illegally – driving youth use and nicotine addiction.

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How to support someone on their quit vaping journey

If someone you care about is quitting vaping, they will need extra support and encouragement from those around them. Quitting tobacco products of any kind is extremely difficult and nicotine withdrawal can make people feel heightened stress and irritability, so be patient and remember that helping someone stay positive, focused, and distracted can make a huge difference.

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This week in tobacco policy news

Kansas City, Missouri - The Board of Supervisors is considering an ordinance to prohibit the sale of flavored tobacco products. The ordinance was originally scheduled to be voted on October 10, but was postponed to October 24 due to concerns from local business owners.
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Santa Cruz County, California - On October 8, the Board of Supervisors passed on first reading an ordinance to prohibit the sale of filtered tobacco products like cigarettes. In May 2023, the Board of Supervisors recognized tobacco product waste as a public health and environmental threat, and even assembled a county subcommittee who worked for 16 months developing the ordinance in response to reducing tobacco litter. Should the ordinance pass a final vote on October 29, it will not be enforced until either January 2027 or when at least two of the four neighboring cities pass similar laws, whichever is later.
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