DHS Launches New Campaign to Reinforce the Age 21 Tobacco Law

Elizabeth.Goodsitt February 8, 2023

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DHS Launches New Campaign to Reinforce the Age 21 Tobacco Law The Wisconsin Department of Health Services (DHS) has launched a public education campaign with one simple message: 21 is the minimum legal sales age for tobacco and vape products – no matter what. The campaign’s importance is underscored by recent Synar Surveys, the annual statewide assessments of the retailer violation rate for underage sale of tobacco products, including e-cigarettes, or vapes. In 2022, the rate at which retailers sold tobacco and nicotine products to underage purchasers was…

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Elizabeth.Goodsitt

February 8, 2023

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Over 2 Million U.S. Teens Use E-cigarettes, a Huge Public Health Concern

Over 2 million U.S. teens say they use e-cigarettes, according to a new survey released by FDA and CDC. The study, which found that a quarter of these teens reported they vape daily, was based on data from the 2021 National Youth Tobacco Survey, a cross-sectional, self-administered survey of U.S. middle- and high-school students. “The …
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Network_News October 1, 2021

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5 Essential Frameworks for Preventing Violent Child Death

The U.S. has a violent child death problem. Developing strategies to prevent violent child deaths death from firearms and traffic crashes is a demanding task that requires consideration of numerous upstream, interrelated, and tangential issues. To help safety advocates develop strategies to prevent violent child death, we compiled five frameworks to help: Understand and explain …
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Network_News December 8, 2022

San Jose to Ban Smoking Inside Apartments, Selling of Flavored Tobacco Products

Lots of small cities in California have taken two big steps to protect youth from smoking addiction and secondhand smoke —banning flavored tobacco products and smoking inside all apartment homes. Now San Jose will become the state’s largest city to take both steps. The San Jose City Council is expected to formally approve the bans …
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Network_News September 30, 2021

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California Assembly Passes Flavored Tobacco Ban

More and more, new research shows that smoking and vaping is associated with a substantially higher risk of COVID-19 progression. Worse, this comes at a time of worry over the impacts of these habits, including a series of vape-related lung illnesses as well as fatalities. Earlier this week, the California State Assembly passed a ban …
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August 28, 2020

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More Cities and States Passes Ban on Flavored Vaping Amid COVID-19

Since the start of the pandemic, many health experts say smoking and vaping increase the risk of COVID-19 This happens by weakening the function of the lungs making it more susceptible to coronavirus — as well as its overall impacts. Moreover, new data from Stnadford University shows that young people who vape are more susceptible …
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Network_News September 18, 2020

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