"The fact that we're actually even having this discussion concerns everyone," said Capone
Nationally, the rate was 8.8%.2,3 Other tobacco product use: New Jersey E-cigarette and smokeless tobacco use in New Jersey In 2017, 4.4% of adults used e-cigarettes and 2.1% used smokeless tobacco.4 In 2016, 9.6% of high school students in New Jersey used electronic vapor products on at least one day in the past 30 days.2 In 2016, 2.9% of high school students in New Jersey used chewing tobacco, snuff or dip on at least one day in the past 30 days.2 In 2016, 6.8% of high school students in New Jersey smoked cigars, cigarillos or little cigars on at least one day in the past 30 days.2 Economics of tobacco use and tobacco control Economics of tobacco use in New Jersey New Jersey received $919.6 million (estimated) in revenue from tobacco settlement payments and taxes in fiscal year 2019.5 Of this, the state allocated $7.2 million in state funds to tobacco prevention in fiscal year 2019, 7% of the Centers for Disease Control and Preventions annual spending target.5 Smoking-caused health care costs: $4.06 billion per year.5 Smoking-caused losses in productivity: $3.15 billion per year.6 New Jersey tobacco laws Cigarette tax in New Jersey Tobacco taxes New Jersey is ranked 12th in the U.S
Putting safer alternatives to smoking in prison commissaries wont fix everything, but it is a humane place to begin that might move our criminal justice system ever-so-slightly toward human dignity.
For others it is about exploring different products, trying new varieties, and refining technique
Never pick based on CADR alone for a cigarette smoke use case
