Sanjay Shrestha, owner of Big Ds Smoke Shop on 8th Avenue, watched as the legislators wrestled with the issue and prepared for SB 2024 to take effect
Regarding education, the women with lower levels of education usually remain smokers in pregnancy compared to women with higher levels of education, confirmed by earlier studies 5,6,7,12
Expertssay the number is climbing
So while tobacco technically contains caloric compounds, smoking does not provide dietary calories
In essence, rather than lead to any safer outcomes, they just allowed the tobacco industry to capture the demand for safety, while delaying meaningful behavior change for consumers genuinely interested in mitigating risk