REPORT VIOLATIONS
Help us prevent kids from using e-cigarette and tobacco products. Your report may help identify possible violations!
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.
NEWS
WECT News 6: City officials in Whiteville have passed new restrictions for vape, tobacco, and hookah shops.
CBS 17: The City of Fayetteville on Monday passed an ordinance that would place restrictions on hemp and tobacco shops.
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.
Public Radio for Eastern North Carolina: A new report released by the American Lung Association, the "State of Tobacco Control" report, gives North Carolina an "F" in every category.
Outer Banks Voice: At the Feb. 6 county commissioners’ meeting, by a vote of 5-1, Dare County became the first county in the state to adopt a resolution formally asking the North Carolina General Assembly to raise the age of tobacco sales to 21.
Radio 101: “When you pick up one of these products that you may get in school, or from somebody, a friend or someone you know at school, and you inhale it, you're really really rolling the dice," Clapp says. "You're rolling the dice with the potential to become addicted to a substance like nicotine. But moreover, you're rolling the dice to inhale something that could potentially cause immediate harm to your lungs, and even death."
WEBSITES
EducationNC: Whether you are a parent looking for more information, a teen looking to quit, a teacher looking for resources for your classroom, an administrator looking for an alternative-to-suspension program, or a public health official interested in other campaigns — below is a list of 28 resources related to vaping prevention.
QuitlineNC provides free cessation services to any North Carolina resident who needs help quitting commercial tobacco use, which includes all tobacco products offered for sale, not tobacco used for sacred and traditional ceremonies by many American Indian tribes and communities.
My Life, My Quit™ is the free and confidential way to quit smoking or vaping. Text "Start My Quit" to 36072 or click to chat with a Coach. We are here for you every step of the way. It's YOUR LIFE and we're here to help you live it YOUR WAY.
Truth Initiatives’s This is Quitting Program
N-O-T: Not On Tobacco—Proven Teen Smoking and Vaping Cessation Program
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