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                   Texas poised to raise smoking age to 21

The latest buzz is about Austin. Texas to become the latest state to increase the smoking age from 18 to 21. It is happening months after a top federal health official called youth e-cigarette use to be epidemic. The house approved the senate bill 21 to raise the purchasing age for all tobacco products, including cigarettes and e-cigarettes, but people serving in the armed forces are exceptional.

According to me, this is a very thoughtful move and a very good step for the protection and guidance of today's youth. Today's youth gets influenced by peer pressure easily because of which they get addicted to certain bad habits at an early age just because it is easily accessible for them. When cigarettes and e-cigarettes are accessible at the age of 18 they can get in touch of these things at a very early age. And just at the age of 18 things get out of hands because the youth is not good with self-control. Addictive things such as cigarettes contains tobacco which arbuse the body at every short interval because of which they get tempted and get into regular consumption and it often ends up becoming and addiction at an early age. So the step of raising the age from 18 to 21 is a very important and impressive step for the state.

13 other states have already adopted the so-called Tobacco 21 legislation. In Texas, nearly one in three high school students and more than one in 10 middle-schoolers have tried an electronic cigarette, according to the state survey. about 95% of the smokers start before the age of 21. By stopping the sale of tobacco products, e-cigarettes and similar products to those younger than 21, the Texas legislature has taken a major step o help Texas youth live healthier lives.