Nicotine

People use nicotine for many different reasons.  Here are a few:

• 尼古丁有刺激性
• 尼古丁被认为是无害的
• 尼古丁会降低食欲
• 尼古丁是一种放松或休息的方式
• Nicotine is a way to talk to new people and connect with others
• Nicotine use has become connected to a routine (e.g., 吃完早餐后, when leaving class, while studying, 在聚会上和朋友出去玩的时候)
• Nicotine is used to manage cravings and withdrawal symptoms
• Nicotine is perceived as a socially acceptable and/or as a condition to belong to one’s peer group

Nicotine use is influenced by many factors including:

• 家族史
• culture
• age of onset (i.e., starting in teenage years leads to higher rates of addiction later in life)
• social norms
• 情绪/心情状态
• social media
• targeted marketing strategies to vulnerable populations

新罕布什尔州清洁室内空气条例

• 所有公立学校都禁止吸烟, 儿童保育设施, restaurants and bars (allowed in cigar shops and allows for an economic hardship waiver).
• Smoking restrictions are required in government workplaces, private workplaces, 赌场/游戏场所, retail stores and recreational/cultural facilities.
• E-cigarettes (juuls, vapes) are included in the state’s definition of smoking.
• 更多信息请查看 BreatheNH

烟草21联邦法

• The minimum age of sale for tobacco products is 21.
• The law penalizes retailers for selling tobacco products to youth, 而不是那些试图购买的人, although many states and cities retain purchase, use, 和占有(PUP)法律.
• The law does not require that states pass laws to raise their sales age to 21, but it does require states to demonstrate that their retailers are complying with the law. If not, the state eventually risks losing some portion of their federal substance abuse grant funding.