The Coalition, Inc. has partnered with the Angelina County Sheriff’s Department in an effort to prevent and reduce the harmful use of tobacco products in rural areas like East Texas, where tobacco-related health problems are more prevalent.
The Angelina County Sheriff’s Department targeted area businesses that sell tobacco. The age limit to purchase tobacco products, including e-cigarettes, is now 21, per the guidelines from the U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA). Out of the 73 attempts in March, April and May, 7 citations were issued to businesses that sold tobacco products, including e-cigarettes, to minors; 66 businesses did not sell to minors.
Many businesses that were visited did not sell tobacco to minors and The Coalition and the Angelina County Sheriff’s Department commend them for protecting the youth of Angelina County from the dangers of tobacco and nicotine. To see the full list of businesses and whether they sold to minors or not, visit https://www.angelinacoalition.org/.
For additional information, please contact The Coalition at (936) 634-9308.
