Alaska has an active underage sales enforcement program which has reduced sales of smoking products to minors, but more steps are required to see Alaskas tobacco use rate decline, especially among young Alaskans. The Department of Healths Tobacco Facts 2022 Update notes that vaping is an increasing trend among Alaska high schoolers, citing that 26% of that population regularly use e-cigarettes, and nearly 50% have at least tried vaping, and the trend continues to rise
In doing so, these devices reinforce nicotine addiction among current users
Notably, adult smoking declined more sharply in New Hampshire (down 11.5 percent) than in Massachusetts (down 4.5 percent)
A few recent developments are important to note: In 2014, Congress passed a provision that prohibits the U.S
Unintended trade-off The biggest drop in interest was among smokers who had not yet tried vaping, raising concerns that standardization might discourage switching from smoking to vaping