As of last December, the federal government has raised the purchase age of tobacco to 21 across the country. See the following from our friends at the American Lung Association, long an advocate for Tobacco 21!
https://www.lung.org/our-initiatives/tobacco/cessation-and-prevention/tobacco-21-laws.html
Severe Respiratory Illnesses Following Vaping
Severe respiratory illnesses have been seen in adolescents in Wisconsin and Illinois who have reported vaping in the weeks and months prior to onset of illness.
•The Illinois Department of Public Health is requesting that health care providers who are seeing patients with suspected serious respiratory illness and who vape report these to their local health department as soon as possible. If vaping fluid commonly used by the patient is available ask that it be set aside (not used) in case it is needed for testing.
The full Health Alert is available here:
20190802_IDPH_Health Alert_resp ill vaping
Background: More than 10 cases of severe pulmonary disease have been reported in adolescents in Wisconsin, primarily in southeastern Wisconsin in the counties of Milwaukee, Waukesha and Winnebago. Three suspect cases have been identified in Illinois (Kane and Cook counties). Information on products used will be collected to try and identify a particular source.
CPRD has released another new white paper report. This one on youth tobacco and vaping and based on the Illinois Youth Survey from the Spring of 2018. The report provides information on tobacco and vaping use patterns, including where youth get their tobacco and vaping products, young person’s perceptions about tobacco and vaping and about peer use of tobacco and vaping products.
The report can be found HERE.
