e-cigs are not the answer: See FDA [1]. An intervention that has proved effective for saving lives from tobacco use is MPOWER from the World Health Organizati

e-cigs are not the answer: See FDA [1]. An intervention that has proved effective for saving lives from tobacco use is MPOWER from the World Health Organization. Raise the cost of tobacco through taxes, ban smoking in public places, hard-hitting, scary, anti-smoking ads, doctors talking to their patients about quitting, nicotine replacement therapy, telephone counseling support. In NYC the age for purchase is 21 as it is nationwide for alcohol. In NYC, the minimum cost per pack is $13. [1] https://blogs.fda.gov/fdavoice/index.php/2016/08/protecting-the-public-and-especially-kids-from-the-dangers-of-tobacco-products-including-e-cigarettes-cigars-and-hookah-tobacco/ https://blogs.fda.gov/fdavoice/index.php/2016/08/protecting-...