I don’t mean to be such a downer but the deeming regs are nothing more than a money grab and it looks like there is no way to stop it. Too many states are basically in financial ruin and cigarettes are the best source of easy revenue. MSA is driving this governmental initiative. I attached the 2014 MSA generated funds by state and the states with the greatest revenue surprising are fighting the hardest to save our children.
If they were really concerned about the children or our health both cigarettes (lung cancer) and alcohol (liver disease) would be illegal.
Underage drinking is widespread
• According to the 2013 National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH), 35.1 percent of 15-year-olds report that they have had at least 1 drink in their lives.
• About 8.7 million people ages 12–20 (22.7 percent of this age group) reported drinking alcohol in the past month (23 percent of males and 22.5 percent of females).
Young people drink a lot
• According to the 2013 NSDUH, approximately 5.4 million people (about 14.2 percent) ages 12–20 engaged in binge drinking (15.8 percent of males and 12.4 percent of females).
• According to the 2013 NSDUH, approximately 1.4 million people (about 3.7 percent) ages 12–20 engaged in heavy drinking (4.6 percent of males and 2.7 percent of females).
Underage drinking risks include:
• Death – 4,358 people under age 21 die each year from alcohol-related car crashes, homicides, suicides, alcohol poisoning, and other injuries such as falls, burns, and drowning.
• Serious injuries – More than 190,000 people under age 21 visited an emergency room for alcohol-related injuries in 2008 alone.
Our politicians are frauds, we know it but there is really very little we can do, they are no longer of the people for the people.
I read quite a bit of the scientific information that is coming out these days and I am surprised by how uninformed either purposely or because they are idiots our elected officials are on this topic. They refuse to become educated or just ignore science in exchange for money.
When there is millions, most likely billions of dollars on the line do you really think we can stop a government that is more focused on revenue then it is the well-being of the public?
The recent surge in lawsuits, the media ignoring the science and only reporting the negatives, these are only the building blocks for this governmental initiative.
I will stay active, make calls, send letters and sign petitions. I will not give up. But the more I read and watch how our government and media responds it feels like this is a fait accompli.
If they were really concerned about the children or our health both cigarettes (lung cancer) and alcohol (liver disease) would be illegal.
Underage drinking is widespread
• According to the 2013 National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH), 35.1 percent of 15-year-olds report that they have had at least 1 drink in their lives.
• About 8.7 million people ages 12–20 (22.7 percent of this age group) reported drinking alcohol in the past month (23 percent of males and 22.5 percent of females).
Young people drink a lot
• According to the 2013 NSDUH, approximately 5.4 million people (about 14.2 percent) ages 12–20 engaged in binge drinking (15.8 percent of males and 12.4 percent of females).
• According to the 2013 NSDUH, approximately 1.4 million people (about 3.7 percent) ages 12–20 engaged in heavy drinking (4.6 percent of males and 2.7 percent of females).
Underage drinking risks include:
• Death – 4,358 people under age 21 die each year from alcohol-related car crashes, homicides, suicides, alcohol poisoning, and other injuries such as falls, burns, and drowning.
• Serious injuries – More than 190,000 people under age 21 visited an emergency room for alcohol-related injuries in 2008 alone.
Our politicians are frauds, we know it but there is really very little we can do, they are no longer of the people for the people.
I read quite a bit of the scientific information that is coming out these days and I am surprised by how uninformed either purposely or because they are idiots our elected officials are on this topic. They refuse to become educated or just ignore science in exchange for money.
When there is millions, most likely billions of dollars on the line do you really think we can stop a government that is more focused on revenue then it is the well-being of the public?
The recent surge in lawsuits, the media ignoring the science and only reporting the negatives, these are only the building blocks for this governmental initiative.
I will stay active, make calls, send letters and sign petitions. I will not give up. But the more I read and watch how our government and media responds it feels like this is a fait accompli.
