AOL: Leesville Road High School is shutting down half of its restrooms for the rest of the school year because so many students are setting off fire alarms by vaping in the bathrooms.
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Tobacco Free Kids: Gov. Kathy Hochul and New York legislative leaders have delivered an important victory for kids and health by agreeing on a state budget that includes a $1 increase in the state cigarette tax.
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CNN: The percentage of adults who smoked cigarettes in the United States fell to a historic low last year, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention found. However, e-cigarettes are becoming even more popular.
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NYTimes: A proposal to make New York the third state to ban menthol cigarettes has created a furious and expensive lobbying war, and has divided Black leaders.
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Prof Glantz: England is unquestionably the most pro-e-cigarette country on the planet
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MedPageToday: Teens who used e-cigarettes early were more likely to become frequent smokers
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MyCentralJersey: It may be harder to buy vaping devices if the Township Council adopts zoning regulations that restrict where they can be sold.
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Wellness While Walking: When our policy doesn’t protect us, we need to take on more responsibility in our aim to stay healthy. With the US allowing its youth to fall prey to predatory marketing and selling tactics by a company with a critically damaging product, we’re now enduring the need to protect our own kids and future. Luckily, we have Meredith Berkman, a co-founder of Parents Against Vaping e-cigarettes, or PAVe, her to help us do exactly that: to pave the way to protecting our young peoples’ health and wellbeing as the powers that be haven’t done so. Even if you don’t have a young person you’re close to, this story hits home hard on our need to be alert and agile consumers and citizens. Join us!
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UW: The Extension Vaping Work Group partnered with the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction and the Applied Population Lab to analyze Wisconsin Youth Risk Behavior Survey data from 260,000 high school students and 188,000 middle school students across the state.
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UW: Dr. Vivek Balasubramaniam, a UW Health pediatric pulmonologist, and teen Logan Krahn today warned youth about the dangers of vaping.
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Texas Tribune: Caught off guard by the increase in teen vaping, schools are grasping every tool at hand, including expulsions and suspensions. In some districts, students can face harsh discipline and jail time for having a vape pen in their backpack.
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KXVA-TV: Hendrick Cancer Center and the ATEMS High School Student Council have teamed up to create an educational program to leverage peer pressure for good to encourage youth to avoid electronic cigarettes and other tobacco-related products.
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Newsweek: The leader of Texas A&M University System announced Tuesday that vaping and smoking e-cigarettes will be banned on "every square inch" of each campus throughout the state.
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Portland Press Herald: A proposal to ban all flavored tobacco products in Maine is gaining momentum, with key Democratic lawmakers and some Republican lawmakers lining up behind the bill.
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Bangor Daily News: The Bangor School Department will receive a piece of a settlement with major companies that produce tobacco products and e-cigarettes that have become popular among students across the country.
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The Maine Monitor: Although the Maine AG and a key e-cigarette manufacturer fail to agree on a deal over marketing tactics, cities are imposing bans on sales.
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CBS News: A 92% tax on e-cigarettes went into effect in Vermont Monday as part of an effort to curb youth vaping in the Green Mountain State.
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New York Amsterdam News: Governor Kathy Hochul has courageously included a proposal in her Executive Budget to ban the sale of menthol cigarettes, but the legislature is dragging their feet (as they’ve done for years). It’s well past time for lawmakers to pass the menthol ban on both city and state levels to protect Black lungs and Black futures.
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WCAX-TV: Vermont high school students are marching in Montpelier Thursday in opposition to youth vaping and smoking.
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