Wisconsin implemented its Clean Indoor Air Act in 2010. In the eleven years since the smoke-free law’s implementation, e-cigarette types and brands have proliferated, and “vaping” continues to grow in popularity beyond what anyone could have been imagined in 2010.
Many Wisconsin communities have strengthened their local ordinances to include e-cigarettes and vaping. View map of these communities below.
Many Wisconsin communities have strengthened their local ordinances to include e-cigarettes and vaping. View map of these communities below.
Mounting evidence shows secondhand aerosol may be harmful to health
The following trends in public health data support updating smoke-free workplaces law to reflect this reality:
New products appeal to children and adolescents
[i] Wisconsin Youth Tobacco Survey: High School Fact Sheet. Wisconsin Tobacco Prevention and Control Program; Madison, WI: 2016. https://www.dhs.wisconsin.gov/publications/p01624.pdf.
[ii] Wisconsin Youth Tobacco Survey: Middle School Fact Sheet. Wisconsin Tobacco Prevention and Control Program; Madison, WI: 2016. https://www.dhs.wisconsin.gov/publications/p01624a.pdf.
[iii] Bach, Laura. Flavored Tobacco Products Attract Kids. Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids; Washington, DC: 2017 (p. 3). https://www.tobaccofreekids.org/assets/factsheets/0383.pdf.
[iv] Allen JG, Flanigan SS, LeBlanc M, Vallarino J, MacNaughton P, Stewart JH, Christiani DC. Flavoring Chemicals in E-Cigarettes: Diacetyl, 2,3-Pentanedione, and Acetoin in a Sample of 51 Products, Including Fruit-, Candy-, and Cocktail-Flavored E-Cigarettes. Environmental Health Perspectives; Boston, MA: 2016 (p. 733). https://ehp.niehs.nih.gov/wp-content/uploads/124/6/ehp.1510185.alt.pdf.
[v] Wills TA, Knight R, Sargent JD, Gibbons FX, Pagano I, & Williams RJ. Longitudinal Study of E-Cigarette Use and Onset of Cigarette Smoking Among High School Students in Hawaii. Tobacco Control; London, UK: 2016. tobaccocontrol.bmj.com/content/early/2016/01/05/tobaccocontrol-2015-052705.
New products appeal to children and adolescents
- Nearly 1/3 of Wisconsin high school students have tried e-cigarettes.[i]
- 87.9% of Wisconsin high schoolers and 96% of middle schoolers wouldn’t try e-cigarettes if they weren’t flavored.[i], [ii]
- Nicotine found in tobacco products including e-cigarettes slows brain development in adolescents.[iii]
- Two chemicals found in some e-cigarettes flavors – diacetyl and 2,3-pentanedione – have been shown to cause irreparable lung disease.[iv]
- The use of any non-cigarette tobacco product, including e-cigarettes, predicts smoking cigarettes a year later. [vi]
[i] Wisconsin Youth Tobacco Survey: High School Fact Sheet. Wisconsin Tobacco Prevention and Control Program; Madison, WI: 2016. https://www.dhs.wisconsin.gov/publications/p01624.pdf.
[ii] Wisconsin Youth Tobacco Survey: Middle School Fact Sheet. Wisconsin Tobacco Prevention and Control Program; Madison, WI: 2016. https://www.dhs.wisconsin.gov/publications/p01624a.pdf.
[iii] Bach, Laura. Flavored Tobacco Products Attract Kids. Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids; Washington, DC: 2017 (p. 3). https://www.tobaccofreekids.org/assets/factsheets/0383.pdf.
[iv] Allen JG, Flanigan SS, LeBlanc M, Vallarino J, MacNaughton P, Stewart JH, Christiani DC. Flavoring Chemicals in E-Cigarettes: Diacetyl, 2,3-Pentanedione, and Acetoin in a Sample of 51 Products, Including Fruit-, Candy-, and Cocktail-Flavored E-Cigarettes. Environmental Health Perspectives; Boston, MA: 2016 (p. 733). https://ehp.niehs.nih.gov/wp-content/uploads/124/6/ehp.1510185.alt.pdf.
[v] Wills TA, Knight R, Sargent JD, Gibbons FX, Pagano I, & Williams RJ. Longitudinal Study of E-Cigarette Use and Onset of Cigarette Smoking Among High School Students in Hawaii. Tobacco Control; London, UK: 2016. tobaccocontrol.bmj.com/content/early/2016/01/05/tobaccocontrol-2015-052705.