Youth leaders have a key role to play in communicating their reality to policymakers, that use of nicotine products is growing rapidly and these products are harming youth, now, Alday told Health Policy Watch
Specifically to the state, $2 billion in Medicaid is spent annually on illnesses related to smoking, and obviously we could use those dollars for other services that arent getting supported right now. If the bill passes, Mulroe anticipates an immediate and substantial reduction in smoking among minors, saying that a 21-year-old purchaser would be less likely to interact with high school students and thereby give those students less access to cigarettes and other tobacco products
As community stewards and centralized, life-saving hubs, healthcare providers can address more than basic catch-and-patch healthcare by exploring opportunities to eliminate disparities and improve care among underserved communities
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