"Three 747 plane loads of people a day that die from cigarette smoke. One in three kids that currently use tobacco products, if they continue to age 40, will die of a tobacco related disease."

Last week the West Virginia Senate passed a bill that would raise the minimum age you can buy tobacco and vaping products from 18 to 21.

According to the Center for Disease Control, West Virginia has the highest smoking rates of youth in the nation. Although vaping is popular among young adults, it's just as harmful as cigarettes.

"Nicotine is very dangerous in the developing brain," said Dr. Elizabeth Hess, Tobacco Treatment Specialist at UHC. "And that's why the concern with the vaping products is they contain potent doses of nicotine in little pods, that now middle schoolers are using even though it's not to be sold to their age group."

So what about the 18-20 year olds who used these products while it was legal?

Dr. Hess says this bill is a good reason for that age group to look at safe ways to quit using the products as they start to go through the nicotine withdrawal.

"There is the nicotine or nicoderm patches you can buy over the counter, or with your medical providers professional directives you can get those. Or nicotine products like gum and the lozenges that help with cravings while using the patches."

Dr. Hess also says this bill has been proven to help decrease the new users of tobacco, and discourage continued use.

There is nothing in the bill currently about 18-20 year old smokers, but the bill does impose fines and misdemeanors for anyone supplying tobacco to people under 21.