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
CHEST: Parents Against Vaping e-cigarettes (PAVe) has become an influential advocacy and education nonprofit run and powered by passionate volunteers across the country. Listen to an interview with parent advocate, Meredith Berkman, who shares her story. This podcast is part of the summer 2023 issue of CHEST Advocates.
Healthline: The American Heart Association surveyed more than 2,500 teens and young adults and found that vaping nicotine and THC – the psychoactive component in cannabis – was associated with an increase in symptoms of depression and anxiety.
Medscape: Rashelle Bernal vaped and ended up in an induced coma for a week. She was one of almost 3000 people who were hospitalized during 2019 and early 2020 with severe lung damage from vaping and became part of what is now known as the epidemic of e-cigarette, or vaping, product use-associated lung injury (EVALI).
ABC NEWS: Doctors are increasingly discouraging people from using e-cigarettes given the mounting evidence about the significant negative health impact of vaping— even as a smoking cessation tool.
CNBC: Young people are at risk of experiencing significant respiratory symptoms, including bronchitis and shortness of breath, after just 30 days of electronic cigarette use, according to a new study.
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.
WEBSITES
Learning about substance misuse prevention is the first step to a healthier life. Whatever your age, it’s never too soon to become informed. Become involved with your school and local community groups. Let your voice be heard.
802Quits is a research-based service from the Vermont Department of Health that can help your teen successfully quit vaping.
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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