The human brain is developing until around age 24. Nicotine can rewire the youth brain and those changes can be permanent. The changes from nicotine affects attention, anxiety and memory all of which can affect learning. (8)
Del Norte's Youth
Each day more than 3,200 people younger then 18 years of age smoke their first cigarette. As of 2019, 20% of Del Norte youth, between 7th to 11th grade, report current use of tobacco products. (2)
Tobacco and Pharmacies
Tobacco and Pharmacies don't mix
Pharmacies are licensed healthcare facilities. The sale of tobacco in a pharmacy sends mixed signals. Tobacco sales in pharmacies imply that pharmacists approve of tobacco use. Yet pharmacists have historically and consistently been opposed to the sale of tobacco products in pharmacies. Currently the United States is the only country in the world where tobacco products can be found for sale in a pharmacy (7)
Marketing to Kids
Not only are the tobacco companies targeting our kids through the flavors, but they also use lucrative contracts to ensure that many retailers are marketing their deadly products. They are especially marketed at point of sales next to the candy, forcing customers including children to see them and get them curious about tobacco.