A new batch of bills in the US state of New Mexico aims to make it harder to buy and use e-cigarettes and tobacco products. Some state lawmakers want it to lay the groundwork for a statewide ban.

State Senator Martin Hickey, who represents Albuquerque, knows there's nothing lawmakers can do to keep lifelong smokers off cigarettes, but he believes they have a duty to protect younger generations from the threat of addiction.

"It's the beginning of a chain reaction of addiction," says Hickey. "If we can nip it in the bud now, we can stop so much suffering for individuals, families, and subsequent addictive behavior."

Hickey, who is also a physician, believes the state is losing the battle against teen vaping.

"The trend is, they're going up, and we're waiting for another survey, and I bet we're probably closer to 50 percent of high school students," he said.

Hickey also said the trends were skewing younger.

"Apparently nine out of 10 middle school students have tried e-cigarettes," he said.

Research shows that children who use e-cigarettes are seven times more likely to use tobacco than other children.

“At that young age, when you have stress in your life, you go into a pattern of using what we call self-medication and using nicotine, and then you build pathways in the brain,” Hickey said. "For other medicinal or self-medicated substances, such as alcohol and other drugs."

Hickey acknowledged that there may be too many obstacles to implementing a statewide vaping ban, but that's why he and other state lawmakers have introduced a series of bills to address the issue.

Some of the ideas include raising taxes on tobacco, banning flavored products and allowing local governments to impose stricter restrictions on smoking. There are also proposals to ban smoking at racetracks and interesting prevention programs.

Hickey said: "No matter what doesn't work out, we'll be back because it's so vital and fundamental to youth health. I mean, look at it again as a chain reaction, it starts with vaping.

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