Tobacco use drops as e-cigarettes surge

juneauempire.com – 5 de Julio de 2015 – EEUU

ANCHORAGE — Alaska officials say e-cigarettes may be responsible for last year’s larger-than-normal drop in tobacco revenue.

Tobacco consumption in the state has dipped to its lowest point since the latest available records in 2001 and there is an increase in e-cigarette use, but state officials say it isn’t clear whether the product is diverting sales from traditional cigarettes, Alaska Dispatch News reported.

State officials say a lack of tax data makes e-cigarette use hard to track.

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