massachusetts generational tobacco ban lawmakers push for 'generational ban' Newton, Mass. Passes Generational Tobacco

Clearly, more work needs to be done to effectively curb the use of these products in young populations

Still, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) publicly worries that adolescent nicotine exposure via vaping may lead to a lifetime of addiction, as well as putting youth at increased risk for trying combustible cigarettes

Nicotine can act as both a stimulant and/or depressant to the central nervous system by releasing hormones and neurotransmitters such as epinephrine, dopamine, and beta-endorphins

Washington expanded the scope of their OTP tax to include nicotine products (including vapor), so vapor products are now taxed at 95 percent of wholesale price