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((ALEX)) WELCOME BACK. ON JULY
1ST, NEW TOBACCO CONTROL LAWS
WENT INTO EFFECT IN ILLINOIS.
((CHRISTIE)) AND THESE NEW
LAWS HOPE TO CHANGE YOUNG
PEOPLE'S HABITS. KATHY DREA
WITH THE AMERICAN LUNG
ASSOCIATION JOINS US NOW.
KATHY, THANKS FOR BEING HERE.
WHAT ARE THE NEW LAWS? Why is
this segment timely and/or
important to viewers? As of
July 1, new tobacco control
laws went into effect in
Illinois:. Tobacco 21, which
raises the sales age of
tobacco products from 18 to
21; and. New tobacco taxes,
which increase the price of
cigarettes by $1.00 per pack
and add a 15 percent wholesale
tax on e- cigarettes. Please
share four talking points or
subjects you would like
included in the interview.
(NOTE: These should be"big
pictur" points that give
context to the interview). 1:
The goal of these laws is to
reduce tobacco use in Illinois
and improve overall community
health. Our research shows
that these laws work to reduce
tobacco use:. Virtually all
(94 percent) of adult smokers
had their first cigarette
before turning 21, and most
(81 percent) before age 18, so
Tobacco 21 can help prevent
people from ever starting to
smoke.. In addition, Tobacco
taxes are proven to help
people quit smoking, and have
a direct impact on deterring
young people from ever
starting to use tobacco. 2: We
are especially pleased with
the tax on e-cigarettes,
because every day more young
people are becoming addicted
to these deadly products. In
fact, youth e-cigarette use
reached epidemic levels due to
a 78 percent increase in high
school e-cigarette use from
2017 to 2018, according to the
Centers for Disease Control
and Prevention (CDC)'s 2018
National Youth Tobacco Survey.
3: The public also broadly
supports increasing taxes on
tobacco products. A poll
administered in late April
showed that 66 percent of
respondents were in favor of a
$1.00 per pack cigarette tax
increase and 75 percent are in
factor of raising other
tobacco products like e-
cigarettes. 4: To help
residents quit smoking, the
American Lung Association in
Illinois, in partnership with
the Illinois Department of
Public Health, is offering
free resources from the
Illinois Tobacco Quitline.
Resources are available online
at QuitYes.org or over the
phone at 1-866- Quit-Yes.
Props/Demonstration Ideas: We
have some smoking and e-
cigarette b-roll available for
you at the following links:.
E- Cigarette Broll: https://
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