viernes, 12 de diciembre de 2014

CDC Press Release: More than 16 million children live in states where they can buy e-cigarettes legally

CDC Press Release: More than 16 million children live in states where they can buy e-cigarettes legally



Press Release

Embargoed until 1:00 pm ET                                                                                 
Thursday, December 11, 2014                                                                                                       

Contact: CDC Media Relations 
(404) 639-3286                                                                                                                        

More than 16 million children live in states where they can buy e-cigarettes legally
More than 300 million Americans live in states without protection against indoor e-cigarette aerosol exposure
  
Forty states have enacted laws prohibiting the sale of electronic nicotine delivery systems (ENDS), including e-cigarettes, to minors, but 10 states and the District of Columbia still permit such sales, according to a report published by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in today’s Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR).
More than 16 million children aged 17 and under reside in states not covered by these laws. The latest data from the National Youth Tobacco Survey showed 4.5 percent of all high school students and 1.1 percent of all middle school students had used e-cigarettes within the past 30 days in 2013.
 “We know e-cigarettes are not safe for youth,” said Tim McAfee, M.D., M.P.H., director of CDC’s Office on Smoking and Health. “While ENDS may have the potential to benefit established adult smokers if used as a complete substitute for all smoked tobacco products, ENDS should not be used by youth and adult non-tobacco users because of the harmful effects of nicotine and other risk exposures, as well as the risk for progression to other forms of tobacco use.”
  
  
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