Phoenix School Boards Push for Ban of Flavored Tobacco Products
| Several Phoenix school boards have joined a campaign that aims to eliminate the sale of all flavored tobacco products including e-cigarettes, or vapes. Flavors Hook Kids Phoenix Coalition is the group behind the campaign, and school administrators are backing the advocates because they feel that flavored tobacco products are compromising the health of some students. The Phoenix City Council’s Public Safety and Justice Subcommittee plans to meet to discuss the issue and find potential solutions. Phoenix school boards are not alone in the push to ban flavored tobacco products; organizations around the nation are also seeking legislation to end the e-cigarette epidemic among youth. Last year, California’s governor passed a bill into law that banned flavored tobacco products, but its implementation has been delayed due to the submission of a petition led by tobacco companies. According to a report published by the CDC in 2020, approximately 3.5 million high school and middle school students have used, or are currently using, e-cigarettes. The report cites the appealing nature of flavored tobacco products as a contributing cause of the increase in use of e-cigarettes among students. Click here to read more on this story. |