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Ayanna Pressley: “A new generation of young people are becoming addicted to nicotine through these kid-friendly flavors, and we have no…”

On the recordSeptember 23, 2019
A new generation of young people are becoming addicted to nicotine through these kid-friendly flavors, and we have no idea, truly, the long-term impacts this will have.
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Ayanna Pressley
Democratic · Massachusetts

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Pressley expresses concern about youth addiction to nicotine from flavored products.

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