Summary
The fact sheet, part of a roundtable discussion hosted by UCLA Davis Health Comprehensive Cancer Center, focused on a higher tobacco use rate in Sacramento than the rest of the state, resulting in $870 million dollars in health care costs. Data on vaping was included: There was a 50% increase in 11th grade vaping in the Sacramento City Unified School District in 2017-2018; the role of flavorings and how diacetyl in many flavorings are harmful to lungs; that more than 70% African American smokers use menthol cigarettes and have one of the highest tobacco use rates in Sacramento and tobacco-related health disparities. The fact sheet cited 2015-2017 California Health Interview Survey (CHIS) data on California smoking rates, as well as smoking rates among African Americans in Sacramento County.
Publication Authors:
- Primo Lara
- et al