Extinguishing the Tobacco Epidemic in Maine [2017]

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• Corporate Authors:
  National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion (U.S.). Office on Smoking and Health. ; Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (U.S.)
• Description:
  MAINE KEY FACTS
  
  In 2015, 24.5% of Maine high school youth reported currently using any tobacco product, including e-cigarettes. Among Maine high school youth, 11.2% reported currently smoking cigarettes.
  
  PUBLIC HEALTH RESPONSE TO TOBACCO USE IN MAINE
  
  There is no safe level of exposure to secondhand smoke. It causes stroke, lung cancer, and coronary heart disease in adults. Maine has a comprehensive smoke-free law that prohibits smoking in all indoor areas of workplaces, restaurants, and bars that has been in effect since 2009. Since that law was adopted, Maine has continued to work to reduce tobacco use and protect people from secondhand smoke, with a focus on youth. Upon request, the state provides research, data and analysis, and scientific consultation to communities, multiunit housing operators, hospitals, businesses, and colleges and universities that want to protect residents from secondhand smoke. For example, Bangor City Council recently approved a prohibition on smoking in city parks that includes playgrounds, swimming pools, ball fields, and other amenities for children. Additionally, Portland increased the minimum age allowed to purchase tobacco from 18 to 21 in 2016. These policies will further protect youth from exposure to secondhand smoke in parks and playgrounds and reduce youth access to tobacco products in stores.
  
  For more information on tobacco prevention and control, visit cdc.gov/tobacco.
  
  
• Subjects:
  Financing, Governmental Tobacco Use Cessation
• Series:
  National Tobacco Control Program (NTCP) State Fact Sheets
• Document Type:
  Text
• Name as Subject:
  National Tobacco Control Program (U.S.)
• Genre:
  Fact Sheet
• Place as Subject:
  Maine
• Pages in Document:
  2 unnumbered page
• Collection(s):
  Stephen B. Thacker CDC Library
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