FOX19 Investigates: E-Cigs sold to kids

[KulrMeStoopid]

http://www.fox19.com/story/23827549/electronic-cigarettes-can-be-sold-to-kids-fox19-investigates

More and more people in the Tri-State are trying electronic cigarettes – including children.


A recent national study from the Center for Disease Control and Prevention found nearly 1.8 million middle and high school students had used electronic or e-cigarettes in 2012, that's double the previous year. The CDC based its findings on a questionnaire from thousands of students from grades 6 through 12.


Health and public officials are concerned the data suggests e-cigarettes may be a gateway drug to smoking, that kids may be getting hooked on nicotine through electronic cigarettes then transition to smoking conventional tobacco cigarettes.


Electronic cigarettes emit no smoke, but heat liquid nicotine and flavors into a vapor.

 

[steffijade]

http://www.fox19.com/story/23827549/electronic-cigarettes-can-be-sold-to-kids-fox19-investigates

They're clinging to the only argument left in their arsenal.. all the others have been debunked and this 'won't someone PLEASE think of the children' stance is just a load of BS.

If they really want to protect children from the gateway, then they simply need to remove the gate and ban tobacco cigarettes. Of course, that would involve a loss of tax revenue and also profit for both tobacco firms and the pharma corps that rely on tobacco smoking to provide customers for their crappy NRT products.

I wish the powers that be really would think of the children and put them first, rather than prioritising revenue streams.