Health care costs in MN directly caused by smoking amount to $2.06 billion annually.
THE TOBACCO INDUSTRY SPENDS $1 MILLION PER HOUR TO PROMOTE PRODUCTS IN THE RETAIL ENVIRONMENT.
The three largest tobacco companies have developed e-cigarette product lines.
A typical 45 minute hookah session is the equivalent of smoking 100-200 cigarettes.
OTHER TOBACCO PRODUCTS COME IN FRUIT, CANDY, AND ALCOHOL FLAVORS, WHICH CAN MASK THE TASTE OF TOBACCO AND APPEAL TO YOUTH.
E-cigarettes are an untested and unregulated product and are not approved by the FDA for safety or efficacy in cessation.
Studies have shown heavy metals, carcinogens, fine particles, and nicotine in e-cigarette emissions.
Tobacco is responsible for more than 6 million deaths worldwide every year - the equivalent of over 36 Boeing 777 airplanes crashing every single day.
An estimated 85,900 Minnesota students in grades 6-12 have tried e-cigarettes, and 38,400 reported using them at least once in the past 30 days.
Early studies found detectable levels of cancer-causing chemicals in two leading e-cigarette brands.
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Lethal Lure Tool Kit

Here you will find our Lethal Lure Toolkit, including a number of issue 1-pagers that will do the following three things:

Give an overview of the issue
Describe what the public health concerns are
List a number of potential regulatory options for the local level for that particular issue.