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Help us prevent kids from using e-cigarette and tobacco products. Your report may help identify possible violations!
You can report tobacco and electronic cigarette sellers in New York City that sell tobacco products, non-tobacco smoking products, or electronic cigarettes to people under age 21; or report those that fail to post the required Age Restriction Sign, a white card with red letters.
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This includes reporting gas stations, convenient stores and smoke shops etc. who sell these products to minors, including counterfeit JUUL pods, sales of open packages (loose pods), free giveaways and sales in non-authorized venues.
PAVe joins New York City Mayor Eric Adams and NYC Corporation Counsel Sylvia O. Hinds-Radix on July 10, 2023 at a press conference announcing that the City of New York is filing a federal lawsuit against four major distributors of flavored disposable e-cigarettes.
Office of the New York State Attorney General: New York Attorney General Letitia James announced a lawsuit against 13 major e-cigarette, or “vape,” manufacturers, distributors, and retailers for their role in fueling the youth vaping epidemic.
New York Post : Zyns are in, cigarettes are back, everyone’s on amphetamines and drinking alcohol is done.
NewYorkPost: You can’t walk through New York City without being overwhelmed by the smell of cannabis as thousands of unlicensed smoke shops spread like poisonous weeds.
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Truth Initiative's "Ex Program" is a digital teen and adult quitting program. You get free, 24/7 support through daily text messages full of tips and advice, a resource library with expert guidance, and access to an active community of quitters.
CATCH My Breath’s peer-led teaching approach empowers students with the knowledge and skills needed to make informed decisions about e-cigarettes and resist social pressures to vape.
This module provides an understanding of the inner workings of e-cigarettes, the content of the aerosols they produce, and thirdhand smoke. It's broken down into 5 units, each of which explore e-cigarettes in-depth.
The New York City Council has proposed to protect our kids by limiting the sale of menthol cigarettes to adult-only tobacco retailers and prohibiting the sale of all flavored e-cigarettes, two of the most effective ways to prevent the industry from addicting our kids.
Better health education for youth means healthier communities. PEP physicians engage students in unique school-based programs focused on stemming preventable illness and injury.