Raising vaping taxes reduces teen nicotine use for some

Raising vaping taxes reduces teen nicotine use for some

Over the past decade, as youth e-cigarette use reached what the Surgeon General labeled epidemic proportions, at least 30 U.S. states and numerous local municipalities have implemented excise taxes on electronic nicotine delivery systems (ENDS) to curb consumption.

Raising Vaping Taxes Reduces Teen Nicotine Use – for Some

Research by Wake Forest economist Erik Nesson and a team of national collaborators indicates that applying a one-dollar tax increase on e-cigarettes to reduce teen vaping did not significantly reduce ENDS use in all teens. While heterosexual youth decreased their vaping, lesbian, gay, bisexual and questioning (LGBQ) youth did not.