You may have heard in the news recently that the American Academy of Pediatrics recommended the purchasing age of cigarettes nationwide should be changed to 21. That recommendation came from a Houston doctor, Harold Farber. He’s associate professor of pediatrics in the section of pulmonary medicine at Baylor College of Medicine and Texas Children’s Hospital […]
Farber explained to Houston Matters' Edel Howlin why he thinks the smoking age should be raised to 21 and what we know — and don’t know — about the dangers of e-cigarettes, which he says are very popular among youth. But first, he tells her why it was time to compile new recommendations on this topic.
