Building strong families and communities is the key to unlocking the potential of our next generation. Unfortunately, Kentucky leads the nation in too many cancer statistics – including the rate of new lung cancer diagnoses. These chronic health issues prevent our youth from getting the right start.
Everyone, from policymakers to advocates to educators to parents, needs to be involved in the effort to keep vaping products like Juul away from our children.
That’s why I’m so alarmed the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) continues to drag its feet in regulating or outright banning flavored e-cigarette and vaping devices. This month, the federal public health agency even gave its first-ever seal of approval to a vaping product for sale in the United States.
Kentucky Youth Advocates with our partner, the Foundation for a Health Kentucky, published a recent survey of tobacco and vaping use among middle and high school students. The results were shocking. More than one-third of students we asked reported the pandemic had increased use of e-cigarettes, vapes and other tobacco products. Children as young as 10 are puffing on vapes, frequently using flavored products that remain on the market through regulatory loopholes.
Terry Brooks – Cincinanati.com – 2021-11-01.
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