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RESOLUTION 2011 Q32 <br /> A RESOLUTION OF THE INDIAN RIVER COUNTY BOARD OF <br /> COUNTY COMMISSIONERS , FLORIDA, URGING THE EDUCATION OF <br /> YOUTH WITH RESPECT TO THE HARMFUL EFFECTS OF FLAVORED <br /> TOBACCO PRODUCTS , AND THE ENFORCEMENT OF LAWS <br /> PROHIBITING OR RESTRICTING THE SALE OF FLAVORED <br /> TOBACCO PRODUCTS <br /> WHEREAS , tobacco use is the number one cause of preventable death in the <br /> United States , and almost 90 percent of tobacco users start before the age of 18 ; and <br /> WHEREAS , research from the Harvard School of Public Health shows that <br /> tobacco manufacturers are targeting youth in the advertising , marketing and promotion <br /> of flavored tobacco products ; and <br /> WHEREAS , national studies show that the vast majority of people using flavored <br /> tobacco products are youth and young adults ; and <br /> WHEREAS , tobacco manufacturers use colorful and stylish packaging and <br /> flavors such as cherry , grape , peach and numerous other sweet flavors to make <br /> flavored tobacco products more attractive to youth ; and <br /> WHEREAS , such packaging and flavors often mislead youth into thinking that <br /> flavored tobacco products are less addictive and harmful than other tobacco products ; <br /> and <br /> WHEREAS , youth in Indian River County may be particularly susceptible to <br /> flavored tobacco products . Specifically ( 1 ) nearly one in four Indian River County high <br /> school youth have used one or more tobacco products in the past 30 days , and ( 2 ) <br /> Indian River County youth , especially middle school youth , use smokeless tobacco <br /> products at a significantly higher rate than youth in the State of Florida generally , <br /> frequently using such products which contain flavoring characteristics ; and <br /> WHEREAS , applicable law prohibits the sale of flavored cigarettes and restricts <br /> the sale of tobacco products to adults <br /> NOW, THEREFORE , BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF COUNTY <br /> COMMISSIONERS OF INDIAN RIVER COUNTY, FLORIDA , THAT <br /> ( 1 ) All parents and other persons in the position of advising or counseling <br /> youth in Indian River County are urged to educate youth to the addictive and harmful <br /> effects of flavored tobacco products , so that youth are not misled by advertising , <br /> packaging or sweet flavors into believing that flavored tobacco products are safe and <br /> non - addictive , and <br /> 1 <br />