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CDC's Empower Vape-Free Youth Campaign

The goal of the Empower Vape-Free Youth campaign is to empower educators to speak with youth about the risks of e-cigarettes and nicotine addiction and to encourage youth to avoid and/or quit vaping. Educators include teachers, coaches, school counselors, and on-site administrators (e.g., principals, vice-principals, etc.) in U.S. middle and high schools.

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Protect Kids: Fight Flavored E-cigs

Tips on Talking to Your Kids

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U.S. Surgeon General: Talk with Your Teen About E-cigarettes

Before the talk: Know the facts. Get credible information about e-cigarettes and young people at E-cigarettes.SurgeonGeneral.gov.

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The Vape Talk

Over 5,700 kids start vaping every day. Misconceptions, peer pressure and marketing tactics all contribute to the staggering rise. Talk to your kids about e-cigarettes while they're still willing to listen.

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Report Retailers Selling E-Cigarettes to Minors to the FDA

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.

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Parents Against Vaping E-cigarettes advocates for education and legislation to protect our kids from the dangers of e-cigarettes and the predatory practices pf Big Tobacco. Click on a state to see the latest news, to take action, or to make a report to your state’s tobacco regulation authority.

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New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM)

A Molecular Basis for Nicotine as a Gateway Drug

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Public Health Law Center

E-cigarette Regulations - Connecticut: Electronic nicotine delivery system means “an electronic device used in the delivery of nicotine or other substances to a person inhaling from the device...

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