STATE PUBLIC HEALTH OFFICIALS SAY THE NEW “TOBACCO 21” LAW WILL REDUCE MEDICAL COSTS AND KEEP MORE KIDS FROM SMOKING. 

AS OF JULY FIRST, YOU MUST BE 21 YEARS OLD TO BUY CIGARETTES, CHEWING TOBACCO, E-CIGS AND VAPES. ILLINOIS PUBLIC HEALTH DIRECTOR DOCTOR NGOZI (en-gozi) EZIKE (eh-zee-kay) SAYS THIS SHOULD HELP LOWER THE NUMBER OF NEW SMOKERS.

EZIKE SAYS THE LAW WILL HELP KEEP CIGARETTES OUT OF HIGH SCHOOLS, SINCE MOST OF THOSE GIVING THEM TO MINORS ARE UNDER 21.

EZIKE SAYS SMOKING AT AN EARLY AGE INCREASES THE RISK OF LUNG CANCER. 16 STATES NOW HAVE TOBACCO 21 LAWS.