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shows the entrance into a refueling station, there's a sign for Juul stuck in the grass next to the driveway
Posted inChildren's Health

Budget directs Juul settlement funds toward tackling youth vaping and nicotine use

by Anne Blythe November 19, 2021November 29, 2021

By Anne Blythe In North Carolina, where tobacco reigned as a king crop for ages, the state budget plan sailing through the General Assembly includes funds for the first time since 2012 to help prevent young people from getting addicted to nicotine through vaping, smoking and chewing tobacco. That’s in large part because of a […]

shows someone vaping, with vapor curling around their nose and mouth
Posted inChronic Disease

Duke, despite tobacco industry ties, says no to smoking on campus. Even e-cigs.

by Anne Blythe February 20, 2020February 19, 2020
bar graph showing use of tobacco by teens, e-cigarettes have the highst usage for both middle and high school students
Posted inFeatured

Flavors in E-cigarettes Pose Dangers to Lungs, Duke Researchers Find

by Sarah Ovaska October 22, 2018April 14, 2021
shows the entrance into a refueling station, there's a sign for Juul stuck in the grass next to the driveway
Posted inChildren's Health

Vaping use climbs for N.C. teenagers

by Sarah Ovaska October 12, 2018April 14, 2021
When consumers walk into many convenience stores, they find walls of products to choose from.
Posted inChildren's Health

San Francisco’s Sweeping Ban on Flavored Tobacco Products Upheld by Voters

by Fair Warning June 6, 2018June 7, 2018
shows an upper arm with a nicotine patch attached: tobacco, smoking
Posted inSubstance Use

QuitlineNC Offers Free Nicotine Patches and Quit-coaching Sessions

by Jared Weber May 21, 2018April 14, 2021

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