Thursday, October 3, 2024

Tobacco 21 Laws' Benefits Are An Illusion

Another recent study found that while self-reported teen smoking and vaping rates declined after Tobacco 21 laws, biomarker exposure showed mixed evidence at best, implying that fewer young smokers are identifying as smokers (and similar findings for vaping).  Thus, the supposed reductions in smoking and vaping in surveys and sales data are at least largely an artifact of underreporting and cross-border shopping rather than real reductions.  Oops!

Looks like it was all just another mirage, kinda like with the 21 drinking age.  What next, a study that finds that water is wet and the sun rises in the east?

3 comments:

  1. It's me again. No minimum age laws in the United States should be higher than 18, in fact all minimum age laws should be 18. By the way, I already voted for Kamala Harris. Although Tobacco 21 laws were started by the Democratic Party, there are more important things to consider. Donald Trump is a wanna-be dictator. This is why I put away my differences on topics such as this in order to advance the country.

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