fda tobacco laws A new policy allows e-cigarettes and nicotine pouches—including kid-friendly flavors—to be sold without the scientific review and marketing authorization required by law. This threatens our hard-won progress reducing youth use Perspective: FDA's Progress on Review

"But they're adults, and it's our job to treat our citizens as adults, not to nanny them." But proponents of the bill say raising the age to 21 moves legally purchased tobacco that much farther from younger kids

These flavors can give the impression that dip, chew, and snus are safe, or mild version of conventional tobacco, but those flavors just help mask the harsh taste of tobacco and the thousands of chemicals in smokeless tobacco

Roland Moore (PIRE California), observes that the growing momentum and synergy generated by these inter-tribal partnerships increased the numbers of young Indigenous people across the region who have boosted their critical thinking about the varied harms caused by commercial tobacco. This momentum exemplifies how the SCTTCs mobilization of Southern California AIAN communities to reduce youth CTP use can serve as an example for other AIAN communities

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WHO recommends that all countries regulate e-cigarettes immediately, she added

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