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🚨New working paper🚨estimating the effect of #ecig taxes on teens authored with @JCMecon, @Courtemanche_CJ, @AboukRahi, @sammsafford, @AFriedmanPhD Dhaval Dave, Joe Sabia, and Bo Feng. #EconTwitter🧵
Paper: cheps.sdsu.edu/docs/e-cig-tax…
Press Release: bit.ly/38rm9B1
1/13
Paper: cheps.sdsu.edu/docs/e-cig-tax…
Press Release: bit.ly/38rm9B1
1/13
Most scientists believe #ecigs are safer than #cigarettes.
Regulating #ecigs such as with taxes therefore restricts access to a reduced-risk consumer product.
#Ecig taxes may reduce #ecig use, but they could also increase the use of more lethal forms of #nicotine.
2/13
Regulating #ecigs such as with taxes therefore restricts access to a reduced-risk consumer product.
#Ecig taxes may reduce #ecig use, but they could also increase the use of more lethal forms of #nicotine.
2/13
31 states have enacted #ecig taxes, often with the stated goal of “protecting kids.”
The federal government is considering setting a federal #ecig tax at the same rate as the #cigarette tax.
3/13
The federal government is considering setting a federal #ecig tax at the same rate as the #cigarette tax.
3/13
(1/4)This #SundaySpotlight on #PublicHealth, I’m featuring @thehill’s article about the new 2019 #MonitoringTheFuture survey on teen drug use in 🇺🇸. #MTF2019 thehill.com/policy/healthc…
(2/4) The #MTF2019 survey shows an⬆️prevalence of #marijuana use, as well as nicotine vaping among teens. No youth should use these products. Read more of the key findings here: drugabuse.gov/MTF
(3/4) Alarmingly, #vaping of #marijuana has more than DOUBLED in the past 2 years among high school students. With the increase in potency, and the misconceptions of its safety, marijuana poses a major threat to the health of our younger generations. 
