The Southern Nevada Health District today condemned electronic cigarettes and pledged to back efforts to restrict their sale.
In an advisory citing studies that show that e-cigarettes contain carcinogens, they urged lawmakers to include e-cigarettes in the state’s Clean Indoor Air Act, which regulates where people can and cannot smoke.
They also favor placing age, marketing and flavor restrictions on e-cigarettes and similar devices.
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Nearly 12 percent of high school students surveyed in 2013 admitted to using electronic cigarettes, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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