Letter: Urge Legislature to invest a portion of tobacco tax revenue into prevention
In late February, the Minnesota Department of Health released data from the 2020 Minnesota Youth Tobacco Survey, which found one in five Minnesota high-schoolers reported using e-cigarettes within the past 30 days, and 70% of youth e-cigarette users reported signs of dependence. The youth e-cigarette epidemic is a disturbing trend that threatens our future health and workforce.
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Janelle Waldock and Molly Moilanen | 2:00 pm, Apr. 29, 2021 ×
Right now, Minnesota is in a precarious spot when it comes to combating the leading cause of preventable death and disease – tobacco addiction. This year, the state faces a prevention funding cliff at the same time we’re experiencing a youth tobacco epidemic, tobacco-related health disparities, stalled adult smoking rates and a respiratory pandemic.
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