Though youth smoking rates in Australia remain very low, the rate of vaping has tripled in the past few years and cigarettes still have a cultural allure with younger celebs like Jeremy Allen White and Paul Mescal recently going viral for lighting up offscreen
Flight attendants like Patty Young initiated efforts for smokefree air travel in the 1960s and intensified lobbying efforts in the 1980s with help from ANR
If, or when, it wants to revisit the proposal the FDA should first seek out and listen to doctors about the negative health implications of pushing smokeless tobacco users toward cigarettes, from scientists and manufacturers describing whether or not it is even possible to comply with the proposal, and from workers who could lose their jobs as a result of the rule.
The vast range of vaping benefits cannot be overlooked
however, pack style alone should not be treated as proof of freshness, authenticity, or objective superiority