New York became Tuesday the second state in the United States after Michigan to ban the marketing of flavored electronic cigarettes, accused of encouraging young people to vape with, at the key, a high risk of nicotine addiction. The decision was made in a vote of the New York State Board of Public Health and Health Planning, convened at the request of Governor Andrew Cuomo who had called for Sunday emergency measures.
"New York does not wait for the federal government to act"
It takes effect immediately, even if the controls will not start until two weeks later. What makes New York the first state to implement the measure, Michigan still waiting for the publication of applicable texts. The ban comes just days after Donald Trump announced on September 11 that a similar measure would be taken in the coming months at the federal level.
"New York does not wait for the federal government to act," Cuomo said in a statement. "By banning flavored electronic cigarettes," he continued, "we are taking a public health measure and helping to prevent countless young people from becoming addicted for life, costly, unhealthy and potentially life-threatening. ".
Sanitary crisis
According to figures from the New York State Department of Health, nearly 40% of students in the final year are vapotent. Electronic cigarettes are however prohibited for sale to minors in the United States, the majority being between 18 and 21 years depending on the state.
Apart from the problem of addiction, local and national policies have been pushed to act by what is now a health crisis. More than 380 people have recently had serious lung problems after being vaccinated and six have died, according to the latest figures from the Center for Disease Control (CDC). On Tuesday, a seventh person died in California.