Raising the legal tobacco age from 18 to 21 could save 50,000 lives
Vaping,Children,Culture,Public Health
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Upping the minimum age for tobacco sales could spare thousands of lives and avert even more premature deaths, research suggests — though the outlook on teen vaping remains dubious.
President Trump on Friday approved a spending bill that would, among other provisions, increase the minimum legal age for tobacco purchases from 18 to 21. The bill also covers e-cigarette products, which have received great scrutiny amid a youth vaping epidemic and an outbreak of vaping-related lung illnesses linked to an additive in some THC products.
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